diff --git a/app/Listeners/HandleUserLoggedIn.php b/app/Listeners/HandleUserLoggedIn.php
index 73053ef106..78afb39c68 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/HandleUserLoggedIn.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/HandleUserLoggedIn.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Events\UserLoggedIn;
 use App\Events\UserSignedUp;
 use App\Libraries\HistoryUtils;
 use App\Ninja\Repositories\AccountRepository;
+use Utils;
 use Auth;
 use Carbon;
 use Session;
@@ -65,5 +66,10 @@ class HandleUserLoggedIn
         } elseif ($account->isLogoTooLarge()) {
             Session::flash('warning', trans('texts.logo_too_large', ['size' => $account->getLogoSize() . 'KB']));
         }
+
+        // check custom gateway id is correct
+        if (! Utils::isNinja() && Gateway::find(GATEWAY_CUSTOM)->name !== 'Custom') {
+            Session::flash('error', trans('texts.error_incorrect_gateway_ids'));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/texts.php b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
index 8f85ddf371..c0a481bbd5 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -2447,6 +2447,7 @@ $LANG = array(
     'credit_number' => 'Credit Number',
     'create_credit_note' => 'Create Credit Note',
     'menu' => 'Menu',
+    'error_incorrect_gateway_ids' => 'Error: The gateways table has incorrect ids.',
 
 );