diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
index ddc8c1ea1..122d8b557 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <rshare.h>
 #include <util/rsrandom.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsinit.h>
+#include <rsserver/rsaccounts.h>
 #include "GenCertDialog.h"
 #include <QAbstractEventDispatcher>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ void GenCertDialog::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e)
 void GenCertDialog::newGPGKeyGenUiSetup() {
 	bool adv_state = ui.adv_checkbox->isChecked();
 	bool hidden_state = ui.hidden_checkbox->isChecked();
+	ui.no_node_label->setVisible(false);
 
 	if (ui.new_gpg_key_checkbox->isChecked()) {
 		genNewGPGKey = true;
@@ -286,6 +288,13 @@ void GenCertDialog::newGPGKeyGenUiSetup() {
 		//ui.keylength_comboBox->show();
 	} else {
 		bool havePGPkeys = (ui.genPGPuser->count() != 0)?true:false;
+		if (havePGPkeys) {
+			QVariant data = ui.genPGPuser->itemData(ui.genPGPuser->currentIndex());
+			if (!rsAccounts->selectAccountByString(data.toString().toStdString())) {
+				ui.no_node_label->setText(tr("No node is associated with the profile named") + " " + ui.genPGPuser->currentText() + ". " +tr("Please create a node for it by providing a node name."));
+				ui.no_node_label->setVisible(true);
+			}
+		}
 		genNewGPGKey = false;
 		ui.name_label->hide();
 		ui.name_input->hide();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.ui
index 204364606..3d2ff1cdb 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.ui
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="no_node_label">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>No node exists for this profile.</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="wordWrap">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
      <item>