diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0ed3bac..eb30385 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ const withDefaultInterceptors = require('node-request-interceptor/lib/presets/de
 module.exports = async function percySnapshot(driver, name, options) {
   if (!driver) throw new Error('An instance of the selenium driver object is required.');
   if (!name) throw new Error('The `name` argument is required.');
-  if (!(await utils.isPercyEnabled())) return;
+  if (!(await module.exports.isPercyEnabled())) return;
   let log = utils.logger('selenium-webdriver');
+  if (utils.percy?.type === 'automate') {
+    throw new Error('Invalid function call - percySnapshot(). Please use percyScreenshot() function while using Percy with Automate. For more information on usage of percyScreenshot, refer https://docs.percy.io/docs/integrate-functional-testing-with-visual-testing');
+  }
 
   try {
     // Inject the DOM serialization script
@@ -64,8 +67,11 @@ module.exports.percyScreenshot = async function percyScreenshot(driver, name, op
 
   if (!driver) throw new Error('An instance of the selenium driver object is required.');
   if (!name) throw new Error('The `name` argument is required.');
-  if (!(await utils.isPercyEnabled())) return;
+  if (!(await module.exports.isPercyEnabled())) return;
   let log = utils.logger('selenium-webdriver');
+  if (utils.percy?.type === 'web') {
+    throw new Error('Invalid function call - percyScreenshot(). Please use percySnapshot() function for taking screenshot. percyScreenshot() should be used only while using Percy with Automate. For more information on usage of PercySnapshot(), refer doc for your language https://docs.percy.io/docs/end-to-end-testing');
+  }
 
   try {
     let sessionId, capabilities, commandExecutorUrl;
@@ -123,3 +129,9 @@ module.exports.percyScreenshot = async function percyScreenshot(driver, name, op
     log.error(error.stack);
   }
 };
+
+// jasmine cannot mock individual functions, hence adding isPercyEnabled to the exports object
+// also need to define this at the end of the file or else default exports will over-ride this
+module.exports.isPercyEnabled = async function isPercyEnabled() {
+  return await utils.isPercyEnabled();
+};
diff --git a/test/index.test.mjs b/test/index.test.mjs
index e11b305..ea8f496 100644
--- a/test/index.test.mjs
+++ b/test/index.test.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import webdriver from 'selenium-webdriver';
 import helpers from '@percy/sdk-utils/test/helpers';
 import percySnapshot from '../index.js';
+import utils from '@percy/sdk-utils';
 const { percyScreenshot } = percySnapshot;
 
 describe('percySnapshot', () => {
@@ -62,6 +63,19 @@ describe('percySnapshot', () => {
       '[percy] Could not take DOM snapshot "Snapshot 1"'
     ]));
   });
+
+  it('throws error for percy on automate session', async () => {
+    spyOn(percySnapshot, 'isPercyEnabled').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(true));
+    utils.percy.type = 'automate';
+
+    let error = null;
+    try {
+      await percySnapshot(driver, 'Snapshot 2');
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e.message;
+    }
+    expect(error).toEqual('Invalid function call - percySnapshot(). Please use percyScreenshot() function while using Percy with Automate. For more information on usage of percyScreenshot, refer https://docs.percy.io/docs/integrate-functional-testing-with-visual-testing');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('percyScreenshot', () => {
@@ -88,6 +102,8 @@ describe('percyScreenshot', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await helpers.setupTest();
+    spyOn(percySnapshot, 'isPercyEnabled').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(true));
+    utils.percy.type = 'automate';
   });
 
   it('throws an error when a driver is not provided', async () => {
@@ -101,6 +117,7 @@ describe('percyScreenshot', () => {
   });
 
   it('disables snapshots when the healthcheck fails', async () => {
+    spyOn(percySnapshot, 'isPercyEnabled').and.callThrough();
     await helpers.test('error', '/percy/healthcheck');
 
     await percyScreenshot(driver, 'Snapshot 1');
@@ -174,4 +191,17 @@ describe('percyScreenshot', () => {
       '[percy] Could not take Screenshot "Snapshot 1"'
     ]));
   });
+
+  it('throws error for web session', async () => {
+    spyOn(percySnapshot, 'isPercyEnabled').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(true));
+    utils.percy.type = 'web';
+
+    let error = null;
+    try {
+      await percyScreenshot(driver, 'Snapshot 2');
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e.message;
+    }
+    expect(error).toEqual('Invalid function call - percyScreenshot(). Please use percySnapshot() function for taking screenshot. percyScreenshot() should be used only while using Percy with Automate. For more information on usage of PercySnapshot(), refer doc for your language https://docs.percy.io/docs/end-to-end-testing');
+  });
 });