diff --git a/includes/config.inc.php-dist b/includes/config.inc.php-dist
index 39fb343..3132c64 100644
--- a/includes/config.inc.php-dist
+++ b/includes/config.inc.php-dist
@@ -51,23 +51,3 @@ $defaults['primaryns']   = 'unconfigured.primaryns';    # The value of the first
 $defaults['secondaryns'] = 'unconfigured.secondaryns';  # The value of the second NS-record
 $defaults['ttl']         = 3600;                        # Default TTL for records
 $defaults['priority']    = 0;                           # Default for priority in records
-
-$blocklogin = FALSE;
-
-if (!preg_match('/^(xapikey|userpass|auto)$/', $authmethod)) {
-    $errormsg = "The value for $authmethod is incorrect in your config";
-    $blocklogin = TRUE;
-}
-
-
-/* No need to change stuf below */
-$defaults['defaulttype'] = ucfirst(strtolower($defaults['defaulttype']));
-
-if (!file_exists($authdb)) {
-    is_dir(dirname($authdb)) || mkdir(dirname($authdb));
-    $db = new SQLite3($authdb, SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE|SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE);
-    $createsql = file_get_contents('includes/scheme.sql');
-    $db->exec($createsql);
-    $salt = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
-    $db->exec("INSERT INTO users (emailaddress, password, isadmin) VALUES ('admin', '".crypt("admin", '$6$'.$salt)."', 1)");
-}
diff --git a/includes/misc.inc.php b/includes/misc.inc.php
index 62ef157..a078c41 100644
--- a/includes/misc.inc.php
+++ b/includes/misc.inc.php
@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@
 
 include('config.inc.php');
 
+$blocklogin = FALSE;
+
+if (empty($apipass) or empty($apiip) or empty($apiport)) {
+    $errormsg = "You need to configure your the setting for using the PowerDNS API";
+    $blocklogin = TRUE;
+}
+
+if (!preg_match('/^(xapikey|userpass|auto)$/', $authmethod)) {
+    $errormsg = "The value for \$authmethod is incorrect in your config";
+    $blocklogin = TRUE;
+}
+
+if (!isset($authdb)) {
+    $errormsg = "You did not configure a value for the setting \$authdb in yor config";
+    $blocklogin = TRUE;
+}
+
+/* No need to change stuf below */
+$defaults['defaulttype'] = ucfirst(strtolower($defaults['defaulttype']));
+
+if (isset($authdb) && !file_exists($authdb)) {
+    is_dir(dirname($authdb)) || mkdir(dirname($authdb));
+    $db = new SQLite3($authdb, SQLITE3_OPEN_CREATE|SQLITE3_OPEN_READWRITE);
+    $createsql = file_get_contents('includes/scheme.sql');
+    $db->exec($createsql);
+    $salt = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
+    $db->exec("INSERT INTO users (emailaddress, password, isadmin) VALUES ('admin', '".crypt("admin", '$6$'.$salt)."', 1)");
+}
+
 function string_starts_with($string, $prefix)
 {
     $length = strlen($prefix);