diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/settings.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/settings.rs
index cae7b52763..395387ebd6 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/settings.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/settings.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ use axum::{
 #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
 use axum::extract::Query;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
+use windmill_common::ee::{send_critical_alert, CriticalAlertKind, CriticalErrorChannel};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use windmill_common::{
-    ee::{send_critical_alert, CriticalAlertKind, CriticalErrorChannel},
     error::{self, JsonResult, Result},
     global_settings::{
         AUTOMATE_USERNAME_CREATION_SETTING, EMAIL_DOMAIN_SETTING, ENV_SETTINGS,
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ pub async fn create_customer_portal_session(
     return Ok(url);
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
 pub async fn test_critical_channels(
     Extension(db): Extension<DB>,
     authed: ApiAuthed,
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ pub async fn test_critical_channels(
 ) -> Result<String> {
     require_super_admin(&db, &authed.email).await?;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
     send_critical_alert(
         "Test critical error".to_string(),
         &db,
@@ -406,3 +409,8 @@ pub async fn test_critical_channels(
     .await;
     Ok("Sent test critical error".to_string())
 }
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "enterprise"))]
+pub async fn test_critical_channels() -> Result<String> {
+    Ok("Critical channels require EE".to_string())
+}
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/ee.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/ee.rs
index 60dadfe202..482b61a0fe 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/ee.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/ee.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub async fn send_critical_alert(
     _error_message: String,
     _db: &DB,
     _kind: CriticalAlertKind,
-    channels: Option<Vec<CriticalErrorChannel>>,
+    _channels: Option<Vec<CriticalErrorChannel>>,
 ) {
 }