diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureHelper.java
index 881bc9e3..dfa8f850 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/emanuelef/remote_capture/CaptureHelper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package com.emanuelef.remote_capture;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.VpnService;
@@ -48,8 +49,10 @@ public class CaptureHelper {
     private void captureServiceResult(final ActivityResult result) {
         if(result.getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK)
             startCaptureOk();
-        else if(mListener != null)
+        else if(mListener != null) {
+            Utils.showToastLong(mActivity, R.string.vpn_setup_failed);
             mListener.onCaptureStartResult(false);
+        }
     }
 
     private void startCaptureOk() {
@@ -74,12 +77,21 @@ public class CaptureHelper {
 
         Intent vpnPrepareIntent = VpnService.prepare(mActivity);
         if(vpnPrepareIntent != null) {
-            try {
-                mLauncher.launch(vpnPrepareIntent);
-            } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
-                Utils.showToastLong(mActivity, R.string.no_intent_handler_found);
-                mListener.onCaptureStartResult(false);
-            }
+            new AlertDialog.Builder(mActivity)
+                    .setMessage(R.string.vpn_setup_msg)
+                    .setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, (dialog, whichButton) -> {
+                        try {
+                            mLauncher.launch(vpnPrepareIntent);
+                        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                            Utils.showToastLong(mActivity, R.string.no_intent_handler_found);
+                            mListener.onCaptureStartResult(false);
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .setOnCancelListener(dialog -> {
+                        Utils.showToastLong(mActivity, R.string.vpn_setup_failed);
+                        mListener.onCaptureStartResult(false);
+                    })
+                    .show();
         } else
             startCaptureOk();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index be611d73..5ce5c27b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -360,4 +360,5 @@
     <string name="country_and_asn">Country and ASN</string>
     <string name="app_intro_geolocation_msg">PCAPdroid can query a local database to determine the country of a remote server\n\nYou must first download the database from the PCAPdroid settings</string>
     <string name="features_onboarding">On-boarding</string>
+    <string name="vpn_setup_msg">PCAPdroid simulates a VPN in order to capture the network traffic without root.\n\nTo start the capture, you need to accept the VPN request in the next screen</string>
 </resources>