diff --git a/simple-react-agent/main.py b/simple-react-agent/main.py
index e882fca..30e39b1 100644
--- a/simple-react-agent/main.py
+++ b/simple-react-agent/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import os
+import warnings
 from langchain.chat_models import init_chat_model
 from langchain_community.tools.shell.tool import ShellTool
 from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent
 from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
 from custom_tools.poem_tool import print_poem
 
+# Suppress the shell tool warning since we're using it intentionally for sysadmin tasks
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="The shell tool has no safeguards by default. Use at your own risk.")
+
 
 def create_agent():
     """Create and return a ReAct agent specialized for system administration and debugging."""