diff --git a/contentctl/actions/inspect.py b/contentctl/actions/inspect.py
index 1fe2e4c0..1a8bc50d 100644
--- a/contentctl/actions/inspect.py
+++ b/contentctl/actions/inspect.py
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@ def check_detection_metadata(self, config: inspect) -> None:
             validation_errors[rule_name] = []
             # No detections should be removed from build to build
             if rule_name not in current_build_conf.detection_stanzas:
-                if config.exception_on_removed_detections:
-                    validation_errors[rule_name].append(DetectionMissingError(rule_name=rule_name))
-                else:
+                if config.supress_missing_content_exceptions:
                     print(f"[SUPPRESSED] {DetectionMissingError(rule_name=rule_name).long_message}")
+                else:
+                    validation_errors[rule_name].append(DetectionMissingError(rule_name=rule_name))
                 continue
             # Pull out the individual stanza for readability
             previous_stanza = previous_build_conf.detection_stanzas[rule_name]
diff --git a/contentctl/objects/config.py b/contentctl/objects/config.py
index 04082e1c..76374f50 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/config.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/config.py
@@ -308,12 +308,14 @@ class inspect(build):
             "should be enabled."
         )
     )
-    exception_on_removed_detections: bool = Field(
-        default=True,
+    supress_missing_content_exceptions: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
         description=(
-            "Throw an exception during metadata validation if a detection that existed in "
+            "Suppress exceptions during metadata validation if a detection that existed in "
             "the previous build does not exist in this build. This is to ensure that content "
-            "is not accidentally removed."
+            "is not accidentally removed. In order to support testing both public and private "
+            "content, this warning can be suppressed. If it is suppressed, it will still be "
+            "printed out as a warning."
         )
     )
     enrichments: bool = Field(