diff --git a/Classes/AssistantView.m b/Classes/AssistantView.m
index 7c7c9bff8..daa9e9877 100644
--- a/Classes/AssistantView.m
+++ b/Classes/AssistantView.m
@@ -202,6 +202,20 @@ static UICompositeViewDescription *compositeDescription = nil;
 - (void)configureProxyConfig {
 	LinphoneManager *lm = LinphoneManager.instance;
 
+	if (!linphone_core_is_network_reachable(LC)) {
+		UIAlertView *error =
+			[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"Network Error", nil)
+									   message:NSLocalizedString(@"There is no network connection available, enable "
+																 @"WIFI or WWAN prior to configure an account",
+																 nil)
+									  delegate:nil
+							 cancelButtonTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"Cancel", nil)
+							 otherButtonTitles:nil];
+		[error show];
+		_waitView.hidden = YES;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// remove previous proxy config, if any
 	if (new_config != NULL) {
 		const LinphoneAuthInfo *auth = linphone_proxy_config_find_auth_info(new_config);