diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 697392287cc..77ed44fe9b0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ test {
         events "passed", "skipped", "failed"
         exceptionFormat "full"
     }
+
+    systemProperty "stripe.disallowGlobalResponseGetterFallback", "true"
 }
 
 spotless {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResource.java b/src/main/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResource.java
index fa12254837e..d9a4a85888e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResource.java
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ public void setResponseGetter(StripeResponseGetter srg) {
 
   protected StripeResponseGetter getResponseGetter() {
     if (this.responseGetter == null) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException(
-          "The StripeResponseGetter has not been set on this resource. "
-              + "This should not happen and is likely a bug in the Stripe Java library. "
-              + "Please open a github issue on https://github.com/stripe/stripe-java or contact "
-              + "Stripe Support at https://support.stripe.com/contact/");
+      if (isGlobalFallbackDisallowed()) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException(
+            "The resource you're trying to use was deserialized without the use of ApiResource.GSON.\n"
+                + "ApiResource.GSON contains type adapters that are important for correct deserialization and functioning of the resource.\n"
+                + "To deserialize Events use Webhook.constructEvent, for other resources use ApiResource.GSON.fromJson(...)`");
+      }
+      return getGlobalResponseGetter();
     }
     return this.responseGetter;
   }
@@ -145,4 +147,9 @@ public static <T extends HasId> ExpandableField<T> setExpandableFieldId(
 
     return new ExpandableField<>(newId, currentObject.getExpanded());
   }
+
+  private static boolean isGlobalFallbackDisallowed() {
+    return Objects.equals(
+        System.getProperty("stripe.disallowGlobalResponseGetterFallback"), "true");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResourceTest.java
index 3a449047283..103904414d5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/stripe/net/ApiResourceTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public void testInternalDeserializeSetsResponseGetter() {
     Charge charge = ApiResource.INTERNAL_GSON.fromJson(json, Charge.class);
     IllegalStateException e =
         assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> charge.update(new HashMap<>()));
-    assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("contact Stripe Support"));
+    assertTrue(
+        e.getMessage()
+            .contains(
+                "The resource you're trying to use was deserialized without the use of ApiResource.GSON"));
   }
 }