diff --git a/App.cpp b/App.cpp
index d033be2..4b7b73e 100644
--- a/App.cpp
+++ b/App.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ void App::AboutRequested() {
   about->Show();
 }
 
+
+
 int main() {
   App *app = new App();
   app->Run();
diff --git a/App.h b/App.h
index 7147f2a..2760df9 100644
--- a/App.h
+++ b/App.h
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ public:
     MainWindow* mainWindow = nullptr;
 
 
+    void ReadyToRun()
+    {
+ 	    printf("ready to Run");
+	 //   mainWindow->checkValidKey();
+	 
+    } 
+
 private:
 };
 
diff --git a/Conversation.cpp b/Conversation.cpp
index 4973bcd..b2b7463 100644
--- a/Conversation.cpp
+++ b/Conversation.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <FindDirectory.h>
 #include <Path.h>
 #include <String.h>
+#include <Alert.h>
 
 #include <Url.h>
 #include <MimeType.h>
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ void Conversation::ask(const std::string& prompt) {
 }
 
 
+
+
+ 
 BString Conversation::ReadOpenAIKey() {
 
   // /boot/home/config/openai_key
@@ -187,13 +191,16 @@ BString Conversation::ReadOpenAIKey() {
   if (find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &configPath) != B_OK)
     return "error: couldn't find config directory";
 
-  configPath.Append("openai_key");
+  configPath.Append("openai_keyxxx");
 
   BFile file(configPath.Path(), B_READ_ONLY);
 
   printf("full path:%s\n", configPath.Path());
   if (file.InitCheck() != B_OK)
+  {
+    validKey=false;
     return "error: couldn't open key file ";
+	}
 
   off_t size;
   file.GetSize(&size);
@@ -204,6 +211,8 @@ BString Conversation::ReadOpenAIKey() {
 
   BString result(buffer);
   delete[] buffer;
+  
+  validKey=true;
 
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/Conversation.h b/Conversation.h
index 0e637a4..7e8fd8b 100644
--- a/Conversation.h
+++ b/Conversation.h
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ using namespace BPrivate::Network;
 class Conversation : public BHandler {
 public:
 
+    bool validKey = false;
+
     Conversation(BHandler* replyTo);
     virtual ~Conversation() ;
     virtual void ask(const std::string& prompt);
     virtual void MessageReceived(BMessage *msg);
 
 private:
+ 
+
    	  void sendReply(BMessage message);
       BHandler* replyTarget;
       BString ReadOpenAIKey();
diff --git a/DumBer b/DumBer
index d19bf4a..8ac83e7 100755
Binary files a/DumBer and b/DumBer differ
diff --git a/MainWindow.cpp b/MainWindow.cpp
index e3a93db..1bbe758 100644
--- a/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static int progressAnim = 0;
 #include <StringView.h>
  
 #include <View.h>
+#include <Alert.h>
 #include <MessageRunner.h>
 
 #include "Conversation.h"
@@ -26,15 +27,6 @@ static int progressAnim = 0;
 #undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
 #define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "Window"
 
-static const uint32 kMsgNewFile = 'fnew';
-static const uint32 kMsgOpenFile = 'fopn';
-static const uint32 kMsgSaveFile = 'fsav';
-
-static const uint32 kPulse = 'plse';
-
-static const uint32 kSendPrompt = 'kspt';
-static const uint32 kQuestionChanged = 'kqch';
-
 MainWindow::MainWindow()
     : BWindow(BRect(100, 100, 600, 400), B_TRANSLATE("BeDumb"), B_TITLED_WINDOW,
               B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS | B_QUIT_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE) {
@@ -118,22 +110,59 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
       .SetInsets(5, 5, 5, 5)
 
       .End();
+
+
 	  
-	  
+	    //Just to animate progress
 		BMessageRunner* runner = new BMessageRunner(
 			this,                        // target BHandler
 			new BMessage(kPulse),
 			50000                      // interval in μs (0 ms)
 		);
 
+		PostMessage(kCheckKey);
+
+ 
 }
 
+
+void MainWindow::checkValidKey() {
+
+      if (!_conversation->validKey)
+	       {
+	      	_infoView->SetText("MISSING API KEY");
+			 ShowMissingKeyAlertAndQuit();
+			 return;
+		   }
+		   else
+		      	_infoView->SetText("API Key loaded.");
+
+}
+
+void MainWindow::ShowMissingKeyAlertAndQuit()
+{
+
+BAlert* alert = new BAlert("Missing key file!", "Create a file named 'openai_key' containing a valid OpenAI Token on one line in \n\n/boot/home/config/settings/openai_key .\n\nThen relaunch the app.\n\nBe aware that this is not a safe storage so don't use valuable keys.", "Oh, no", "Sigh", "Just give up", B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL,B_WARNING_ALERT); 
+	
+alert->SetType(B_INFO_ALERT);
+
+uint32 result = alert->Go();
+PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED);
+
+
+}
+
+
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {}
 
 void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
 
   switch (message->what) { 
 
+    case kCheckKey: {
+		checkValidKey();
+	}
+	break;
 
 	case kPulse: {
 
@@ -141,8 +170,9 @@ void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
 				_progress->SetTo(progressAnim);
 				progressAnim++;
 			}
-			break;
 		}
+		break;
+			
 		//  case kMsgNewFile: {
     //    fSaveMenuItem->SetEnabled(false);
     //    printf("New\n");
@@ -182,7 +212,7 @@ void MainWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message) {
 
    const char* text;
             if (message->FindString("text", &text) == B_OK) {
-                printf("Received text: %s\n", text);
+               // printf("Received text: %s\n", text);
                 // Do something with text (e.g., set it to a BTextView)
                 _answerView->SetText(text);
             } else {
diff --git a/MainWindow.h b/MainWindow.h
index 0703ea6..1928377 100644
--- a/MainWindow.h
+++ b/MainWindow.h
@@ -11,8 +11,23 @@
 #include <StatusBar.h>
 #include <Window.h>
 #include <String.h>
+#include <MessageRunner.h>
+
 
 #include "Conversation.h"
+
+
+static const uint32 kCheckKey = 'chkk';
+static const uint32 kMsgNewFile = 'fnew';
+static const uint32 kMsgOpenFile = 'fopn';
+static const uint32 kMsgSaveFile = 'fsav';
+
+static const uint32 kPulse = 'plse';
+
+static const uint32 kSendPrompt = 'kspt';
+static const uint32 kQuestionChanged = 'kqch';
+
+
  
 
  
@@ -25,8 +40,13 @@ public:
 
   Conversation* _conversation = new Conversation(this);
 
+     void checkValidKey();
+	 
+    
+	
 private:
 
+     void ShowMissingKeyAlertAndQuit();
 
   BMenuBar *_BuildMenu();
   BTextView * _answerView;