diff --git a/client/src/ui/ClientNotificationManager.ts b/client/src/ui/ClientNotificationManager.ts
index eefccf18..b135ab73 100644
--- a/client/src/ui/ClientNotificationManager.ts
+++ b/client/src/ui/ClientNotificationManager.ts
@@ -17,29 +17,29 @@ export class ClientNotificationManager {
 
   buildHandlers (): Disposable[] {
     const handlers = [
-      this.buildBitBakeNotFoundHandler()
+      this.bitBakeSettingsErrorHandler()
     ]
 
     return handlers
   }
 
-  private buildBitBakeNotFoundHandler (): Disposable {
-    const isNeverShowAgain = this.checkIsNeverShowAgain('custom/bitBakeNotFound')
+  private bitBakeSettingsErrorHandler (): Disposable {
+    const isNeverShowAgain = this.checkIsNeverShowAgain('custom/bitbakeSettingsError')
     if (isNeverShowAgain) {
       return { dispose: () => {} }
     }
-    return this._client.onNotification('custom/bitBakeNotFound', () => {
+    return this._client.onNotification('custom/bitbakeSettingsError', (message?: string) => {
       void window.showErrorMessage(
-        'BitBake folder could not be found. Please set its path in the settings. Optionally, also set an environment script.',
+        'BitBake could not be configured and started. To enable advanced Bitbake features, please configure the Bitbake extension.\n\n' + message,
         'Open Settings',
         'Close',
         'Never Show Again'
       )
         .then((item) => {
           if (item === 'Open Settings') {
-            void commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.openSettings', 'bitbake')
+            void commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.openWorkspaceSettings', '@ext:savoirfairelinux.bitbake')
           } else if (item === 'Never Show Again') {
-            void this.neverShowAgain('custom/bitBakeNotFound')
+            void this.neverShowAgain('custom/bitbakeSettingsError')
           }
         })
     })
diff --git a/server/src/ServerNotificationManager.ts b/server/src/ServerNotificationManager.ts
index 74bab7fc..0e981485 100644
--- a/server/src/ServerNotificationManager.ts
+++ b/server/src/ServerNotificationManager.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function setNotificationManagerConnection (connection: Connection): void
 }
 
 export type NotificationType =
-  'custom/bitBakeNotFound'
+  'custom/bitbakeSettingsError'
 
 class ServerNotificationManager {
   send (type: NotificationType, message?: string): void {
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ class ServerNotificationManager {
     void _connection.sendNotification(type, message)
   }
 
-  sendBitBakeNotFound (): void {
-    this.send('custom/bitBakeNotFound')
+  sendBitBakeSettingsError (message?: string): void {
+    this.send('custom/bitbakeSettingsError', message)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/src/server.ts b/server/src/server.ts
index 0f7b5d79..b7204d15 100644
--- a/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/server/src/server.ts
@@ -74,21 +74,30 @@ function setSymbolScanner (newSymbolScanner: SymbolScanner | null): void {
   contextHandler.symbolScanner = newSymbolScanner
 }
 
-function checkBitbakePresence (): void {
+function checkBitbakeSettingsSanity (): boolean {
   const bitbakeFolder = bitBakeProjectScanner.bitbakeDriver.bitbakeSettings.pathToBitbakeFolder
   const bitbakeBinPath = bitbakeFolder + '/bin/bitbake'
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(bitbakeBinPath)) {
-    serverNotificationManager.sendBitBakeNotFound()
+    serverNotificationManager.sendBitBakeSettingsError("Bitbake binary doesn't exist: " + bitbakeBinPath)
+    return false
   }
+
+  const pathToEnvScript = bitBakeProjectScanner.bitbakeDriver.bitbakeSettings.pathToEnvScript
+  if (!fs.existsSync(pathToEnvScript)) {
+    serverNotificationManager.sendBitBakeSettingsError("Bitbake environment script doesn't exist: " + pathToEnvScript)
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true
 }
 
 connection.onDidChangeConfiguration((change) => {
   logger.level = change.settings.bitbake.loggingLevel
   bitBakeProjectScanner.loadSettings(change.settings.bitbake, workspaceRoot)
+  checkBitbakeSettingsSanity()
   bitBakeDocScanner.parseVariablesFile(bitBakeProjectScanner.bitbakeDriver.bitbakeSettings.pathToBitbakeFolder)
   bitBakeDocScanner.parseVariableFlagFile(bitBakeProjectScanner.bitbakeDriver.bitbakeSettings.pathToBitbakeFolder)
-  checkBitbakePresence()
   bitBakeProjectScanner.rescanProject()
 })