diff --git a/frontend/components/MainPage/header/AgentButton/AgentNotRunningButton.tsx b/frontend/components/MainPage/header/AgentButton/AgentNotRunningButton.tsx
index f576c63b2..6d73eb1a8 100644
--- a/frontend/components/MainPage/header/AgentButton/AgentNotRunningButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/MainPage/header/AgentButton/AgentNotRunningButton.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Button, ButtonProps } from 'antd';
+import { Button, ButtonProps, message } from 'antd';
 import { isNil, sum } from 'lodash';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
@@ -7,17 +7,26 @@ import { CHAIN_CONFIG } from '@/config/chains';
 import { MechType } from '@/config/mechs';
 import { STAKING_PROGRAMS } from '@/config/stakingPrograms';
 import { SERVICE_TEMPLATES } from '@/constants/serviceTemplates';
+import { Pages } from '@/enums/Pages';
+import { SettingsScreen } from '@/enums/SettingsScreen';
 import { TokenSymbol } from '@/enums/Token';
-import { WalletOwnerType, WalletType } from '@/enums/Wallet';
+import {
+  MasterEoa,
+  MasterSafe,
+  WalletOwnerType,
+  WalletType,
+} from '@/enums/Wallet';
 import {
   useBalanceContext,
   useMasterBalances,
   useServiceBalances,
 } from '@/hooks/useBalanceContext';
 import { useElectronApi } from '@/hooks/useElectronApi';
-import { useMultisigs } from '@/hooks/useMultisig';
+import { MultisigOwners, useMultisigs } from '@/hooks/useMultisig';
+import { usePageState } from '@/hooks/usePageState';
 import { useService } from '@/hooks/useService';
 import { useServices } from '@/hooks/useServices';
+import { useSettings } from '@/hooks/useSettings';
 import {
   useActiveStakingContractDetails,
   useStakingContractContext,
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ import { useStore } from '@/hooks/useStore';
 import { useMasterWalletContext } from '@/hooks/useWallet';
 import { ServicesService } from '@/service/Services';
 import { WalletService } from '@/service/Wallet';
+import { AgentConfig } from '@/types/Agent';
 import { delayInSeconds } from '@/utils/delay';
 
 /** Button used to start / deploy the agent */
@@ -34,6 +44,9 @@ export const AgentNotRunningButton = () => {
   const { storeState } = useStore();
   const { showNotification } = useElectronApi();
 
+  const { goto: gotoPage } = usePageState();
+  const { goto: gotoSettings } = useSettings();
+
   const { masterWallets, masterSafes, masterEoa } = useMasterWalletContext();
   const {
     selectedService,
@@ -186,51 +199,6 @@ export const AgentNotRunningButton = () => {
     setIsBalancePollingPaused,
     setIsStakingContractInfoPollingPaused,
   ]);
-
-  const createSafeIfNeeded = useCallback(async () => {
-    const selectedChainHasMasterSafe = masterSafes?.some(
-      (masterSafe) =>
-        masterSafe.evmChainId === selectedAgentConfig.evmHomeChainId,
-    );
-
-    if (selectedChainHasMasterSafe) return;
-
-    // 1. check for other safe owners on other chains
-    const otherChainOwners = new Set(
-      masterSafesOwners
-        ?.filter(
-          (masterSafe) =>
-            masterSafe.evmChainId !== selectedAgentConfig.evmHomeChainId,
-        )
-        .map((masterSafe) => masterSafe.owners)
-        .flat(),
-    );
-
-    // 2. remove master eoa from the list
-    if (masterEoa) otherChainOwners.delete(masterEoa?.address);
-
-    // 3. if there's more than one signer, there's a disrepancy, alert user
-    if (otherChainOwners.size > 1) {
-      showNotification?.(
-        'You have safes on other chains. Please make sure you use the same signer on all chains.',
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // 4. otherwise, create a new safe with the same signer
-    await WalletService.createSafe(
-      selectedAgentConfig.middlewareHomeChainId,
-      [...otherChainOwners][0],
-    );
-  }, [
-    masterEoa,
-    masterSafes,
-    masterSafesOwners,
-    selectedAgentConfig.evmHomeChainId,
-    selectedAgentConfig.middlewareHomeChainId,
-    showNotification,
-  ]);
-
   /**
    * @note only create a service if `service` does not exist
    */
@@ -319,7 +287,19 @@ export const AgentNotRunningButton = () => {
     overrideSelectedServiceStatus(MiddlewareDeploymentStatus.DEPLOYING);
 
     try {
-      await createSafeIfNeeded();
+      await createSafeIfNeeded({
+        masterSafes,
+        masterSafesOwners,
+        masterEoa,
+        selectedAgentConfig,
+        gotoBackupPage: () => {
+          gotoPage(Pages.Settings);
+          gotoSettings(SettingsScreen.AddBackupWallet);
+        },
+        gotoBackupSafePage: () => {
+          gotoPage(Pages.AddBackupWalletViaSafe);
+        },
+      });
       await deployAndStartService();
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error while starting the agent:', error);
@@ -344,10 +324,15 @@ export const AgentNotRunningButton = () => {
   }, [
     masterWallets,
     pauseAllPolling,
-    resumeAllPolling,
     overrideSelectedServiceStatus,
-    createSafeIfNeeded,
+    resumeAllPolling,
+    masterSafes,
+    masterSafesOwners,
+    masterEoa,
+    selectedAgentConfig,
     deployAndStartService,
+    gotoPage,
+    gotoSettings,
     showNotification,
     updateStatesSequentially,
   ]);
@@ -363,3 +348,64 @@ export const AgentNotRunningButton = () => {
 
   return <Button {...buttonProps}>{buttonText}</Button>;
 };
+
+export const createSafeIfNeeded = async ({
+  masterSafes,
+  masterSafesOwners,
+  masterEoa,
+  selectedAgentConfig,
+  gotoBackupPage,
+  gotoBackupSafePage,
+}: {
+  selectedAgentConfig: AgentConfig;
+  gotoBackupPage: () => void;
+  gotoBackupSafePage: () => void;
+  masterEoa?: MasterEoa;
+  masterSafes?: MasterSafe[];
+  masterSafesOwners?: MultisigOwners[];
+}) => {
+  const selectedChainHasMasterSafe = masterSafes?.some(
+    (masterSafe) =>
+      masterSafe.evmChainId === selectedAgentConfig.evmHomeChainId,
+  );
+
+  if (selectedChainHasMasterSafe) return;
+
+  // 1. get safe owners on other chains
+  const otherChainOwners = new Set(
+    masterSafesOwners
+      ?.filter(
+        (masterSafe) =>
+          masterSafe.evmChainId !== selectedAgentConfig.evmHomeChainId,
+      )
+      .map((masterSafe) => masterSafe.owners)
+      .flat(),
+  );
+
+  // 2. remove master eoa from the set, to find backup signers
+  if (masterEoa) otherChainOwners.delete(masterEoa?.address);
+
+  // 3. if there are no signers, the user needs to add a backup signer
+
+  if (otherChainOwners.size <= 0) {
+    message.error(
+      'A backup signer is required to create a new safe on the home chain. Please add a backup signer.',
+    );
+    gotoBackupPage();
+    throw new Error('No backup signers found');
+  }
+
+  if (otherChainOwners.size !== 1) {
+    message.error(
+      'The same backup signer address must be used on all chains. Please remove any extra backup signers.',
+    );
+    gotoBackupSafePage();
+    throw new Error('Multiple backup signers found');
+  }
+
+  // 4. otherwise, create a new safe with the same signer
+  await WalletService.createSafe(
+    selectedAgentConfig.middlewareHomeChainId,
+    [...otherChainOwners][0],
+  );
+};