--- panels_node.module	2009-10-07 15:56:43.000000000 -0700
+++ panels_node.module.new	2010-01-20 13:20:13.000000000 -0800
@@ -353,7 +353,10 @@ function panels_node_get_context(&$node)
  */
 function panels_node_export_node_alter(&$node, $original_node, $method) {
   if ($method == 'export') {
-    drupal_set_message(t("NOTE: in order to import panel_nodes you must first set the export.module settings to \"Save as a new node then edit\", otherwise it won't work."));
+    $node_export_omitted = variable_get('node_export_omitted', array());
+    if (variable_get('node_export_method', '') != 'save-edit' && (array_key_exists('panel', $node_export_omitted) && !$node_export_omitted['panel'])) {
+      drupal_set_message(t("NOTE: in order to import panel_nodes you must first set the export.module settings to \"Save as a new node then edit\", otherwise it won't work."));
+    }
     $display = panels_load_display($node->panels_node['did']);
     $export = panels_export_display($display);
     $node->export_display = $export;