diff --git a/resources/images/alerticon.png b/resources/images/alerticon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3cc0f2
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/images/alerticon.png differ
diff --git a/resources/lib/makemkv.py b/resources/lib/makemkv.py
index 9d638ef..b828792 100644
--- a/resources/lib/makemkv.py
+++ b/resources/lib/makemkv.py
@@ -98,4 +98,16 @@ class MakeMkvInteraction:
         self.log.info('Windows call successful') 
       except:
         pass
+    
+    def makeMkvExists(self):
+        (fin, fout) = os.popen4('%s -r' %(self.settings.mkvLocation))
+        result = fout.read()
+        self.log.info('Make mkv check returned %s' % (result.splitlines()[0]))
+        if result.splitlines()[0].startswith('Use: makemkvcon [switches] Command [Parameters]'):
+            self.log.info("MakeMkvCon found!")
+            return True
+        else:
+            self.log.info('MakeMkvcon seems not to be configured properly : %s' %(self.settings.mkvLocation))
+            return False
+        
         
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diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 796fb61..a71a71e 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class MyPlayer(xbmc.Player):
 
 
 myPlayer = MyPlayer()
+xbmc.sleep(4)
+if not makemkv.MakeMkvInteraction().makeMkvExists():
+    imagePath =  os.path.join(__addon__.getAddonInfo('path'),'resources','images', 'alerticon.png')
+    xbmc.executebuiltin('Notification("MakeMkv", "The MakeMKV bluray plugin cannot find MakeMkv. Please configure the plugin to point to it", "15000", "%s")' % (imagePath))
 
 while (not xbmc.abortRequested):
     xbmc.sleep(4)