diff --git a/packages/headless/src/app/commerce-engine/commerce-engine.ts b/packages/headless/src/app/commerce-engine/commerce-engine.ts
index 4ca88bcb77c..7f2f585a52f 100644
--- a/packages/headless/src/app/commerce-engine/commerce-engine.ts
+++ b/packages/headless/src/app/commerce-engine/commerce-engine.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   ExternalEngineOptions,
 } from '../engine';
 import {buildLogger} from '../logger';
-import {stateKey} from '../state-key';
+import {redactEngine, stateKey} from '../state-key';
 import {buildThunkExtraArguments} from '../thunk-extra-arguments';
 import {
   CommerceEngineConfiguration,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export function buildCommerceEngine(
     engine.dispatch(setItems(options.configuration.cart.items));
   }
 
-  return {
+  return redactEngine({
     ...engine,
 
     get [stateKey]() {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function buildCommerceEngine(
       const action = executeSearch();
       internalEngine.dispatch(action);
     },
-  };
+  });
 }
 
 function validateConfiguration(
diff --git a/packages/headless/src/app/state-key.ts b/packages/headless/src/app/state-key.ts
index 68a248441ac..77816a44bae 100644
--- a/packages/headless/src/app/state-key.ts
+++ b/packages/headless/src/app/state-key.ts
@@ -1 +1,25 @@
-export const stateKey = Symbol('state');
+import type {CoreEngineNext} from './engine';
+
+const stateKeyDescription = 'state';
+export const stateKey = Symbol(stateKeyDescription);
+
+export const redactEngine = <TEngine extends CoreEngineNext>(
+  engine: TEngine
+): TEngine =>
+  new Proxy(engine, {
+    ownKeys(target) {
+      return Reflect.ownKeys(target).filter((key) => key !== stateKey);
+    },
+    get(target, prop, receiver) {
+      if (
+        typeof prop === 'symbol' &&
+        prop.description === stateKeyDescription &&
+        prop !== stateKey
+      ) {
+        engine.logger.warn(
+          "You might be loading Headless twice. Please check your setup.\nIf you are trying to access the inner state... Don't"
+        );
+      }
+      return Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
+    },
+  });