diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/clans_settings_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/clans_settings_dialog.cpp
index 4a9ab3b2a0..4b54515415 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/clans_settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/clans_settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
 clans_settings_dialog::clans_settings_dialog(QWidget* parent)
 	: QDialog(parent)
 {
-	if (!Emu.IsStopped())
-	{
-		QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error: Emulation Running"), tr("You need to stop the emulator before editing Clans connection information!"), QMessageBox::Ok);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	g_cfg_clans.load();
 
 	setWindowTitle(tr("Clans Configuration"));
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index aee3ce5ca2..122b8d6ff0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -2994,6 +2994,12 @@ void main_window::CreateConnects()
 
 	connect(ui->confClansAct, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]()
 	{
+		if (!Emu.IsStopped())
+		{
+			QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error: Emulation Running"), tr("You need to stop the emulator before editing Clans connection information!"), QMessageBox::Ok);
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		clans_settings_dialog dlg(this);
 		dlg.exec();
 	});