diff --git a/partybot/pnutbot.py b/partybot/pnutbot.py
index 13f9a6d..ddcdac2 100644
--- a/partybot/pnutbot.py
+++ b/partybot/pnutbot.py
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ def main():
     Base.query = db_session.query_property()
     Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
+    if len(config['ACCESS_TOKEN']) <= 1:
+        logger.error("Error, invalid access token")
+        logger.error(f"You may not have updated " + filename)
+        exit(-1)
+
     pnutpy.api.add_authorization_token(config['ACCESS_TOKEN'])
 
     ws_url = "wss://stream.pnut.io/v1/user"