diff --git a/pkg/tui/gui/cmp_secrets.go b/pkg/tui/gui/cmp_secrets.go
index 9edbde99..fb05a08f 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/gui/cmp_secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/gui/cmp_secrets.go
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ func (self *SecretsComponent) createSVMs() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(self.secretVMs) > 0 {
-		self.activeSVM = self.secretVMs[0]
+	visibleSVMs := self.visibleSVMs()
+	if len(visibleSVMs) > 0 {
+		self.activeSVM = visibleSVMs[0]
 	}
 
 	curViewName := self.gui.g.CurrentView().Name()
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ func (self *SecretsComponent) createSVMs() error {
 }
 
 func (self *SecretsComponent) ToggleNameValue() error {
+	if len(self.visibleSVMs()) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	isNameFocused := strings.Index(self.gui.g.CurrentView().Name(), "SVM:Name:") == 0
 	isEditing := self.gui.g.CurrentView().Editable
 
diff --git a/pkg/tui/tui_app.go b/pkg/tui/tui_app.go
index 485fe27c..9a614c6a 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/tui_app.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/tui_app.go
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ package tui
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/pkg/tui/common"
 	"github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/pkg/tui/gui"
+	"github.com/DopplerHQ/cli/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 type App struct {
@@ -34,6 +36,11 @@ func Start(opts models.ScopedOptions) {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if cmn.Opts.EnclaveProject.Value == "" {
+		utils.Log("You must run `doppler setup` prior to launching the TUI")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	gui, err := gui.NewGui(cmn)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)