diff --git a/secrets.template.json b/secrets.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d58928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secrets.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "clientId": "",
+  "clientSecret": ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/getToken.js b/src/getToken.js
index 4bc73ab..d33a38d 100644
--- a/src/getToken.js
+++ b/src/getToken.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import { secretsFile, secrets } from "./common.js";
 
+if (!secrets.clientId || !secrets.clientSecret) {
+    console.error("No client credentials token found. Please run 'npm run token' first.");
+    process.exit(1);
+}
+
 const app = express()
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(bodyParser.json());