diff --git a/PartPreviewWindow/ViewGcodeBasic.cs b/PartPreviewWindow/ViewGcodeBasic.cs
index 941290089..b9718ed75 100644
--- a/PartPreviewWindow/ViewGcodeBasic.cs
+++ b/PartPreviewWindow/ViewGcodeBasic.cs
@@ -1085,11 +1085,18 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 
 		private void DoGenerateButton_Click(object state)
 		{
-			if (ActiveSliceSettings.Instance.IsValid() && printItem != null)
+			if (PrinterConnectionAndCommunication.Instance.ActivePrinter != null)
 			{
-				((Button)state).Visible = false;
-				SlicingQueue.Instance.QueuePartForSlicing(printItem);
-				startedSliceFromGenerateButton = true;
+				if (ActiveSliceSettings.Instance.IsValid() && printItem != null)
+				{
+					((Button)state).Visible = false;
+					SlicingQueue.Instance.QueuePartForSlicing(printItem);
+					startedSliceFromGenerateButton = true;
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				StyledMessageBox.ShowMessageBox(null, "Oops! Please select a printer in order to continue slicing.", "Select Printer", StyledMessageBox.MessageType.OK);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/SlicerConfiguration/ActiveSliceSettings.cs b/SlicerConfiguration/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
index c46031658..6404f5e24 100644
--- a/SlicerConfiguration/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
+++ b/SlicerConfiguration/ActiveSliceSettings.cs
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 					return true;
 				}
 
+
 				string normalSpeedLocation = "Location: 'Settings & Controls' -> 'Settings' -> 'General' -> 'Speed'".Localize();
 				// If the given speed is part of the current slice engine then check that it is greater than 0.
 				if (!ValidateGoodSpeedSettingGreaterThan0("bridge_speed", normalSpeedLocation)) return false;
diff --git a/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt b/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
index 7456d73da..60da136bd 100644
--- a/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
+++ b/StaticData/Translations/Master.txt
@@ -4606,3 +4606,18 @@ Translated:Set Name
 English:MatterHackers - Set Name
 Translated:MatterHackers - Set Name
 
+English:Parse Error while slicing
+Translated:Parse Error while slicing
+
+English:Subject*
+Translated:Subject*
+
+English:Message*
+Translated:Message*
+
+English:Email Address*
+Translated:Email Address*
+
+English:Name*
+Translated:Name*
+