diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor
index 829feb7..0fac746 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor	
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             />
 
             <MudStack Row="@true" AlignItems="AlignItems.Center">
-                <MudButton Variant="Variant.Filled" Size="Size.Small" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Refresh" OnClick="this.ReloadModels">Reload</MudButton>
+                <MudButton Disabled="@(!this.CanLoadModels)" Variant="Variant.Filled" Size="Size.Small" StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Refresh" OnClick="this.ReloadModels">Reload</MudButton>
                 <MudSelect @bind-Value="@this.DataModel" Label="Model" Class="mb-3" OpenIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FaceRetouchingNatural" AdornmentColor="Color.Info" Adornment="Adornment.Start" Validation="@this.ValidatingModel">
                     @foreach (var model in this.availableModels)
                     {
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs
index 67945e3..6a668ae 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ProviderDialog.razor.cs	
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ public partial class ProviderDialog : ComponentBase
 
     private void Cancel() => this.MudDialog.Cancel();
 
+    private bool CanLoadModels => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.dataAPIKey) && this.DataProvider != Providers.NONE && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.DataInstanceName);
+    
     private async Task ReloadModels()
     {
         var provider = this.DataProvider.CreateProvider(this.DataInstanceName);