1diff --git a/aws_gate/cli.py b/aws_gate/cli.py
2index ac37c2f..9743415 100644
3--- a/aws_gate/cli.py
4+++ b/aws_gate/cli.py
5@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from marshmallow import ValidationError
6 from yaml.scanner import ScannerError
7
8 from aws_gate import __version__, __description__
9-from aws_gate.bootstrap import bootstrap
10 from aws_gate.config import load_config_from_files
11 from aws_gate.constants import (
12 SUPPORTED_KEY_TYPES,
13@@ -59,10 +58,14 @@ def get_argument_parser(*args, **kwargs):
14
15 # 'bootstrap' subcommand
16 bootstrap_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
17- "bootstrap", help="Download and install session-manager-plugin"
18+ "bootstrap",
19+ help="Download and install session-manager-plugin (disabled by nix)",
20 )
21 bootstrap_parser.add_argument(
22- "-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="Forces bootstrap operation"
23+ "-f",
24+ "--force",
25+ action="store_true",
26+ help="Forces bootstrap operation (disabled by nix)",
27 )
28
29 # 'exec' subcommand
30@@ -268,7 +271,9 @@ def main(args=None, argument_parser=None):
31 logger.debug('Using AWS profile "%s" in region "%s"', profile, region)
32
33 if args.subcommand == "bootstrap":
34- bootstrap(force=args.force)
35+ print(
36+ f"The SSM Plugin will not be downloaded as aws-gate was installed from nixpkgs and the plugin comes pre-bundled. The '--force' flag will not override this behavior."
37+ )
38 elif args.subcommand == "exec":
39 exec(
40 config=config,