diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14a3591..7503056 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "esdp",
   "productName": "EMS Uploader",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "EMS Uploader",
   "main": "./out/main/index.js",
   "author": "ImEX Systems Inc.",
diff --git a/src/main/estimate-scrubber/estimate-scrubber.ts b/src/main/estimate-scrubber/estimate-scrubber.ts
index a1b574e..69db4a1 100644
--- a/src/main/estimate-scrubber/estimate-scrubber.ts
+++ b/src/main/estimate-scrubber/estimate-scrubber.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import store from "../store/store";
 import ipcTypes from "../../util/ipcTypes.json";
 import { insertScrubRun } from "../db/scrub-history-db";
 import { Notification } from "electron/main";
+import getMainWindow from "../../util/getMainWindow";
 
 // Function to write job object to logs subfolder
 async function writeJobToLogsFolder(job, fileName): Promise<string> {
@@ -69,10 +70,24 @@ async function ScrubEstimate({
   }
 
   log.log(`Estimate Scrubber URL: [${currentChannel} |`, estimateScrubberUrl);
-
+  const mainWindow = getMainWindow();
   try {
     const esApiKey = store.get("settings.esApiKey") as string;
 
+    if (!esApiKey || esApiKey.trim() === "") {
+      const notificationError = new Notification({
+        title: "No API Key Set",
+        body: "You must have a valid and active API key set in order to scrub estimates.",
+      });
+
+      notificationError.show();
+
+      mainWindow?.webContents.send(ipcTypes.toRenderer.scrub.scrubError, {
+        message:
+          "You must have a valid and active API key set in order to scrub estimates.",
+      });
+    }
+
     if (!job) {
       console.error("No job provided to ScrubEstimate");
       return;
@@ -134,7 +149,6 @@ async function ScrubEstimate({
     const err = error as AxiosError;
     log.error("Error while scrubbing estimate:", err.message, err.stack);
     log.error("Error Response Data:", err.response?.data);
-    const mainWindow = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
 
     const status = err.response?.status;
     const responseData = err.response?.data;