diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index e45e174..4985f75 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ const config = require('./config')
 
 const MEDIUM_IMG_CDN = 'https://miro.medium.com/fit/c/'
 
-const ghostAdmin = new GhostAdminAPI({
-  url: config.ghost.url,
-  version: config.ghost.version,
-  key: config.ghost.admin_key,
-})
-
+try {
+  const ghostAdmin = new GhostAdminAPI({
+    url: config.ghost.url,
+    version: config.ghost.version,
+    key: config.ghost.admin_key,
+  })
+} catch(err) {
+  console.error('Your Ghost isn\'t configured. Please run `seance setup` to fix this!')
+}
 /**
  * function [fetchFromMedium]
  * @returns [string] status