diff --git a/share/translations/screentranslator_ru.ts b/share/translations/screentranslator_ru.ts
index 4acd2ff..47c2117 100644
--- a/share/translations/screentranslator_ru.ts
+++ b/share/translations/screentranslator_ru.ts
@@ -638,12 +638,32 @@ Check for updates to silence this warning</source>
 Проверьте обновления, чтобы отключить это сообщение</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="189"/>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="127"/>
+        <source>No recognition languages available. Install some via Settings-&gt;Updates</source>
+        <translation>Нет доступных языков распознавания. Установите нужные через Настройки-&gt;Обновление</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="132"/>
+        <source>Recognition language not set. Go to Settings-&gt;Recognition and set it</source>
+        <translation>Язык распознавания не задан. Задайте его в Настройки-&gt;Распознавание</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="136"/>
+        <source>No translators enabled. Go to Settings-&gt;Translation and select some</source>
+        <translation>Не выбран ни один переводчик. Активируйте хотя бы один в Настройки-&gt;Перевод</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="141"/>
+        <source>Translation language not set. Go to Settings-&gt;Translation and set it</source>
+        <translation>Язык перевода не задан. Задайте его в Настройки-&gt;Перевод</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="209"/>
         <source>Failed to set log file: %1</source>
         <translation>Ошибка установки лог-файла: %1</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="195"/>
+        <location filename="../../src/manager.cpp" line="215"/>
         <source>Started logging to file: %1</source>
         <translation>Начата запись в лог-файл: %1</translation>
     </message>
@@ -1149,12 +1169,7 @@ Then set default recognition and translation languages, enable some (or all) tra
         <translation>Адрес:</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../../src/translate/translator.cpp" line="132"/>
-        <source>No translators selected. Check settings</source>
-        <translation>Нет выбранных переводчиков. Проверьте настройки</translation>
-    </message>
-    <message>
-        <location filename="../../src/translate/translator.cpp" line="140"/>
+        <location filename="../../src/translate/translator.cpp" line="138"/>
         <source>No translators loaded from
 %1
 (%2)</source>
@@ -1163,7 +1178,7 @@ Then set default recognition and translation languages, enable some (or all) tra
 (%2)</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../../src/translate/translator.cpp" line="272"/>
+        <location filename="../../src/translate/translator.cpp" line="270"/>
         <source>All translators failed
 %1</source>
         <translation>Не удалось перевести текст
diff --git a/src/manager.cpp b/src/manager.cpp
index b63f294..219ee2a 100644
--- a/src/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/manager.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,26 @@ void Manager::updateSettings()
   representer_->updateSettings();
 
   tray_->setCaptureLockedEnabled(capturer_->canCaptureLocked());
+
+  if (models_->sourceLanguageModel()->rowCount() == 0) {
+    fatalError(
+        QObject::tr("No recognition languages available. Install some via "
+                    "Settings->Updates"));
+  }
+  if (settings_->sourceLanguage.isEmpty()) {
+    fatalError(
+        QObject::tr("Recognition language not set. Go to Settings->Recognition "
+                    "and set it"));
+  }
+  if (settings_->doTranslation && settings_->translators.isEmpty()) {
+    fatalError(QObject::tr(
+        "No translators enabled. Go to Settings->Translation and select some"));
+  }
+  if (settings_->doTranslation && settings_->targetLanguage.isEmpty()) {
+    fatalError(
+        QObject::tr("Translation language not set. Go to Settings->Translation "
+                    "and set it"));
+  }
 }
 
 void Manager::setupProxy(const Settings &settings)
diff --git a/src/translate/translator.cpp b/src/translate/translator.cpp
index e76db86..ce6b061 100644
--- a/src/translate/translator.cpp
+++ b/src/translate/translator.cpp
@@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ void Translator::updateSettings()
   }
   tabs_->blockSignals(false);
 
-  if (settings_.translators.empty()) {
-    manager_.fatalError(tr("No translators selected. Check settings"));
+  if (settings_.translators.empty())
     return;
-  }
 
   const auto loaded =
       loadScripts(settings_.translatorsDir, settings_.translators);