diff --git a/TarkovMonitor/MainBlazorUI.cs b/TarkovMonitor/MainBlazorUI.cs
index 811cf00..41a4733 100644
--- a/TarkovMonitor/MainBlazorUI.cs
+++ b/TarkovMonitor/MainBlazorUI.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ public MainBlazorUI()
             {
                 if (Properties.Settings.Default.tarkovTrackerToken != "")
                 {
-                    TarkovTracker.SetToken(e.Profile.Id, Properties.Settings.Default.tarkovTrackerToken);
+                    try {
+                        TarkovTracker.SetToken(e.Profile.Id, Properties.Settings.Default.tarkovTrackerToken);
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        messageLog.AddMessage($"Error setting token from previously saved settings {ex.Message}", "exception");
+                    }
+
                     Properties.Settings.Default.tarkovTrackerToken = "";
                     Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
                 }
@@ -460,20 +465,20 @@ private async Task UpdateHideoutStations()
 
         private async Task InitializeProgress()
         {
-            if (TarkovTracker.GetToken(eft.CurrentProfile.Id) == "")
-            {
-                messageLog.AddMessage("To automatically track task progress, set your Tarkov Tracker token in Settings");
-                return;
-            }
-            messageLog.AddMessage($"Using {eft.CurrentProfile.Type} profile");
             try
             {
                 await TarkovTracker.SetProfile(eft.CurrentProfile.Id);
-                return;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                messageLog.AddMessage($"Error getting Tarkov Tracker progress: {ex.Message}");
+                messageLog.AddMessage($"Profile does not exist: {ex.Message}");
+                return;
+            }
+            messageLog.AddMessage($"Using {eft.CurrentProfile.Type} profile");
+            if (TarkovTracker.GetToken(eft.CurrentProfile.Id) == "")
+            {
+                messageLog.AddMessage("To automatically track task progress, set your Tarkov Tracker token in Settings");
+                return;
             }
             try
             {
@@ -486,6 +491,7 @@ private async Task InitializeProgress()
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 messageLog.AddMessage($"Error updating progress: {ex.Message}");
+                return;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/TarkovMonitor/TarkovTracker.cs b/TarkovMonitor/TarkovTracker.cs
index c96d344..0aa78b9 100644
--- a/TarkovMonitor/TarkovTracker.cs
+++ b/TarkovMonitor/TarkovTracker.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ internal interface ITarkovTrackerAPI
             {
                 AuthorizationHeaderValueGetter = (rq, cr) => {
                     return Task.Run<string>(() => {
-                        return tokens[currentProfile];
+                        return GetToken(currentProfile);
                     });
                 },
             }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static void SetToken(string profileId, string token)
         {
             if (profileId == "")
             {
-                return;
+                throw new Exception("No PVP or PVE profile initialised, please launch Escape from Tarkov first");
             }
             tokens[profileId] = token;
             Properties.Settings.Default.tarkovTrackerTokens = JsonSerializer.Serialize(tokens);
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public static void SetToken(string profileId, string token)
 
         public static async Task<ProgressResponse> SetProfile(string profileId)
         {
+            if (profileId == "") {
+                throw new Exception("Can't set PVP or PVE profile, please launch Escape from Tarkov and then restart this application");
+            }
+
             if (currentProfile == profileId)
             {
                 return Progress;