diff --git a/R/metis-lite-package.R b/R/metis-lite-package.R
index 5ecd549..3d72b10 100644
--- a/R/metis-lite-package.R
+++ b/R/metis-lite-package.R
@@ -5,10 +5,36 @@
 #' is included along with an interface to the 'AWS' command-line utility.
 #'
 #' @name metis.lite
+#'
+#' @section IMPORTANT:
+#'
+#' Since R 3.5 (I don't remember this happening in R 3.4.x) signals sent from interrupting
+#' Athena JDBC calls crash the R #' interpreter. You need to set the `-Xrs` option to avoid
+#' signals being passed on to the JVM owner. That has to be done _#' before_ `rJava` is
+#' loaded so you either need to remember to put it at the top of all scripts _or_ stick this
+#' in your local #' `~/.Rprofile` and/or sitewide `Rprofile`:
+#'
+#'
+#' @section IMPORTANT:
+#'
+#' Since R 3.5 (I don't remember this happening in R 3.4.x) signals sent from interrupting
+#' Athena JDBC calls crash the R #' interpreter. You need to set the `-Xrs` option to avoid
+#' signals being passed on to the JVM owner. That has to be done _#' before_ `rJava` is
+#' loaded so you either need to remember to put it at the top of all scripts _or_ stick this
+#' in your local #' `~/.Rprofile` and/or sitewide `Rprofile`:
+#'
+#'
+#'     if (!grepl("-Xrs", getOption("java.parameters", ""))) {
+#'       options(
+#'         "java.parameters" = c(getOption("java.parameters", default = NULL), "-Xrs")
+#'       )
+#'     }
+#'
 #' @encoding UTF-8
 #' @docType package
 #' @author Bob Rudis (bob@@rud.is)
 #' @import RJDBC
+#' @keywords internal
 #' @import DBI
 #' @import dplyr
 #' @importFrom jsonlite fromJSON
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index 4346955..44cb779 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ NOTE that the updated driver *REQUIRES JDK 1.8+*.
 
 See the **Usage** section for an example.
 
+## IMPORTANT
+
+Since R 3.5 (I don't remember this happening in R 3.4.x) signals sent from interrupting Athena JDBC calls crash the R interpreter. You need to set the `-Xrs` option to avoid signals being passed on to the JVM owner. That has to be done _before_ `rJava` is loaded so you either need to remember to put it at the top of all scripts _or_ stick this in your local `~/.Rprofile` and/or sitewide `Rprofile`:
+
+```r
+if (!grepl("-Xrs", getOption("java.parameters", ""))) {
+  options(
+    "java.parameters" = c(getOption("java.parameters", default = NULL), "-Xrs")
+  )
+}
+```
 ## What's Inside The Tin?
 
 The following functions are implemented:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6164cc5..83af003 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ NOTE that the updated driver *REQUIRES JDK 1.8+*.
 
 See the **Usage** section for an example.
 
+## IMPORTANT
+
+Since R 3.5 (I don't remember this happening in R 3.4.x) signals sent from interrupting Athena JDBC calls crash the R interpreter. You need to set the `-Xrs` option to avoid signals being passed on to the JVM owner. That has to be done _before_ `rJava` is loaded so you either need to remember to put it at the top of all scripts _or_ stick this in your local `~/.Rprofile` and/or sitewide `Rprofile`:
+
+```r
+if (!grepl("-Xrs", getOption("java.parameters", ""))) {
+  options(
+    "java.parameters" = c(getOption("java.parameters", default = NULL), "-Xrs")
+  )
+}
+```
+
 ## What’s Inside The Tin?
 
 The following functions are implemented:
diff --git a/man/metis.lite.Rd b/man/metis.lite.Rd
index 6651d47..de95690 100644
--- a/man/metis.lite.Rd
+++ b/man/metis.lite.Rd
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@ Methods are provides to connect to 'Amazon' 'Athena', lookup schemas/tables,
 perform queries and retrieve query results. A lightweight 'RJDBC' implementation
 is included along with an interface to the 'AWS' command-line utility.
 }
+\section{IMPORTANT}{
+
+
+Since R 3.5 (I don't remember this happening in R 3.4.x) signals sent from interrupting 
+Athena JDBC calls crash the R #' interpreter. You need to set the `-Xrs` option to avoid
+signals being passed on to the JVM owner. That has to be done _#' before_ `rJava` is 
+loaded so you either need to remember to put it at the top of all scripts _or_ stick this
+in your local #' `~/.Rprofile` and/or sitewide `Rprofile`:
+
+
+    if (!grepl("-Xrs", getOption("java.parameters", ""))) {
+      options(
+        "java.parameters" = c(getOption("java.parameters", default = NULL), "-Xrs")
+      )
+    }
+}
+
 \author{
 Bob Rudis (bob@rud.is)
 }
+\keyword{internal}