diff --git a/warp/account.go b/warp/account.go
index 16d4a5ce0..8b6443a7f 100644
--- a/warp/account.go
+++ b/warp/account.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -355,6 +356,10 @@ func LoadIdentity(path string) (Identity, error) {
 		return Identity{}, err
 	}
 
+	if len(i.Config.Peers) < 1 {
+		return Identity{}, errors.New("identity contains 0 peers")
+	}
+
 	return *i, nil
 }