diff --git a/js/menus/templates/SendMenuView.html b/js/menus/templates/SendMenuView.html
index d508ee3d9e28ecd1d8a103047498a6cf889c0979..de21d124369af75d94cc34b799fccf508cd33137 100644
--- a/js/menus/templates/SendMenuView.html
+++ b/js/menus/templates/SendMenuView.html
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-Incoming: &nbsp;&nbsp;<pre id="incomingSerialMessage"></pre><br/><br/>
-Out: &nbsp;&nbsp;<input id="sendSerialMessage" value="" placeholder="Send Message" class="seventyFiveWidth form-control unresponsiveInput" type="text"><br/><br/>
-<a href="#" id="stopMachine" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-danger">Stop</a><br/>
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+<% if(connected){ %>
+    Incoming: &nbsp;&nbsp;<pre id="incomingSerialMessage"></pre><br/><br/>
+    Out: &nbsp;&nbsp;<input id="sendSerialMessage" value="" placeholder="Send Message" class="seventyFiveWidth form-control unresponsiveInput" type="text"><br/><br/>
+    <a href="#" id="stopMachine" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-danger">Stop</a><br/>
+<% }else{ %>
+    Not connected, go back to setup tab and connect to Node server.
+<% } %>
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