diff --git a/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.Designer.cs b/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.Designer.cs
index bd1ed69..00f2590 100644
--- a/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -171,19 +171,19 @@
             // 
             this.onlineManualToolStripMenuItem.Name = "onlineManualToolStripMenuItem";
             this.onlineManualToolStripMenuItem.ShortcutKeys = System.Windows.Forms.Keys.F1;
-            this.onlineManualToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.onlineManualToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(171, 22);
             this.onlineManualToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Online manual";
             // 
             // technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem.Name = "technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(171, 22);
             this.technicalsupportToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Technical &support";
             // 
             // aboutToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Name = "aboutToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(180, 22);
+            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(171, 22);
             this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&About";
             // 
             // exitToolStripMenuItem
diff --git a/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.cs b/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.cs
index ea91164..7bf48a2 100644
--- a/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.cs
+++ b/AyaNovaQBI/MainForm.cs
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ namespace AyaNovaQBI
         {
 
             //Initialize
-            if(await util.InitializeQBI() == false)
+            StringBuilder initErrors = new StringBuilder();
+            if (await util.InitializeQBI(initErrors) == false)
             {
+                if (initErrors.Length>0)
+                    await Task.Run(() => MessageBox.Show($"AyaNova QBI was unable to start:\r\n{initErrors.ToString()}"));
                 Close();
             }
-            
-//            grid.DataSource = util.GetInvoiceableItems();
+
+            //            grid.DataSource = util.GetInvoiceableItems();
         }
 
         private void grid_CellFormatting(object sender, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ namespace AyaNovaQBI
                 if (!isLinked)
                 {
                     grid.Rows[e.RowIndex].ErrorText = "Not invoiceable: use \"Invoice\" -> \"Fix problems\" to resolve";
-                }else
+                }
+                else
                 {
                     grid.Rows[e.RowIndex].ErrorText = null;
                 }
diff --git a/AyaNovaQBI/auth.cs b/AyaNovaQBI/auth.cs
index 71ed7ba..fb9eead 100644
--- a/AyaNovaQBI/auth.cs
+++ b/AyaNovaQBI/auth.cs
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ namespace AyaNovaQBI
                 return;
             }
 
-            MessageBox.Show($@"TEST - LOGIN SUCCEEDED: \r\
-AyaNovaUserName: {util.AyaNovaUserName}\r\n
-JWT: {util.JWT}\r\n
-AyaNovaUserRoles: {util.AyaNovaUserRoles}\r\n
-AyaNovaUserType: {util.AyaNovaUserType}");
+//            MessageBox.Show($@"TEST - LOGIN SUCCEEDED: \r\
+//AyaNovaUserName: {util.AyaNovaUserName}\r\n
+//JWT: {util.JWT}\r\n
+//AyaNovaUserRoles: {util.AyaNovaUserRoles}\r\n
+//AyaNovaUserType: {util.AyaNovaUserType}");
 
 
             btnLogin.Enabled = btnTest.Enabled = true;
diff --git a/AyaNovaQBI/util.cs b/AyaNovaQBI/util.cs
index c0ae4e0..34ffa4c 100644
--- a/AyaNovaQBI/util.cs
+++ b/AyaNovaQBI/util.cs
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ namespace AyaNovaQBI
         }
 
 
-        public static async Task<bool> InitializeQBI()
+        public static async Task<bool> InitializeQBI(StringBuilder initErrors)
         {
             //COPY most of this code from qbi v7 becuase it has a lot of edge cases in it and it's complex and thorough, but break it into abstracted bits so can be replicated in other accounting add-on's more easily
 
@@ -459,11 +459,14 @@ namespace AyaNovaQBI
             if (d.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel)
                 return false;
 
-            //Fetch AyaNova license
-            var r=await GetAsync("license");
-            todo: need to be able to check via route if has licensefeature, code is already in license biz object, just need exposed to route for logged in users only under license/has-feature 
-            
             //Check if licensed
+            var r = await GetAsync("license/has-feature/XQBI");
+            if (!r.ObjectResponse["data"].Value<bool>())
+            {
+                initErrors.AppendLine("This AyaNova server is not licensed to use QBI");
+                return false;
+            }
+
             //check if build date is within licensed date (how did I do that automated build date thing?)
             //  copy timestamp.cs and the createtimestamp.exe utility from v7 qbi and create build event to run it here and do same thing
             //check that AyaNova version matches required minimum for this QBI (