diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d30e98c7..3c8ccb157 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+-   When prompted to select a GPG key during onboarding, the app would crash if the user did not make a selection in OpenKeychain
+
 ## [1.13.4] - 2021-03-20
 
 -  Fix support for ECDSA SSH keys and support AES-GCM
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/crypto/PasswordCreationActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/crypto/PasswordCreationActivity.kt
index baabfbf54..e4dbb7d9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/crypto/PasswordCreationActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/crypto/PasswordCreationActivity.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.github.michaelbull.result.onFailure
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.onSuccess
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.runCatching
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import com.google.zxing.integration.android.IntentIntegrator
 import com.google.zxing.integration.android.IntentIntegrator.QR_CODE
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.R
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ class PasswordCreationActivity : BasePgpActivity(), OpenPgpServiceConnection.OnB
                     }
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            snackbar(message = getString(R.string.gpg_key_select_mandatory), length = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/ui/onboarding/fragments/KeySelectionFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/ui/onboarding/fragments/KeySelectionFragment.kt
index 3dc03954a..9abfe6555 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/ui/onboarding/fragments/KeySelectionFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/ui/onboarding/fragments/KeySelectionFragment.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.R
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.crypto.GetKeyIdsActivity
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.databinding.FragmentKeySelectionBinding
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.PreferenceKeys
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.commitChange
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.finish
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.sharedPrefs
+import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.snackbar
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.viewBinding
 import java.io.File
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -48,10 +50,11 @@ class KeySelectionFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_key_selection) {
                     ))
                 }
             }
+            finish()
         } else {
-            throw IllegalStateException("Failed to initialize repository state.")
+            requireActivity()
+                .snackbar(message = getString(R.string.gpg_key_select_mandatory), length = Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
         }
-        finish()
     }
 
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 885753e94..af8fa88a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -417,5 +417,6 @@
     <string name="oreo_autofill_password_fill_and_conditional_save_support">Fill and save passwords (saving requires that no accessibility services are enabled)</string>
     <string name="clear_saved_host_key">Clear saved host key</string>
     <string name="clear_saved_host_key_success">Successfully cleared saved host key!</string>
+    <string name="gpg_key_select_mandatory">Selecting a GPG key is necessary to proceed</string>
 
 </resources>