diff --git a/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_not_configured.html b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_not_configured.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48de5f60b857affaa1f1a1c1c995a9baefb3d93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AKSubmission/templates/AKSubmission/submission_not_configured.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{% extends 'AKSubmission/submission_base.html' %}
+
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load fontawesome_5 %}
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block title %}{% trans "AKs" %}: {{ event.name }} - {% trans "AK Submission" %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block breadcrumbs %}
+    {% include "AKSubmission/submission_breadcrumbs.html" %}
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{% trans "AK Submission" %}</li>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <h1>{{ event.name }}</h1>
+
+    {% include "AKSubmission/messages.html" %}
+
+    <div class="alert alert-warning" style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom: 20px;">
+            {% trans "System is not yet configured for AK submission and listing. Please try again later." %}
+        </div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/AKSubmission/urls.py b/AKSubmission/urls.py
index 982db8a7130b065a5992022be6b3ae36c248da9d..57dd16efbfd1d0f09a86545c7a3b81a1dcf03886 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/urls.py
+++ b/AKSubmission/urls.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
             path('<slug:slug>/edit/', views.AKOwnerEditView.as_view(), name='akowner_edit'),
             path('<slug:owner_slug>/new/', views.AKSubmissionView.as_view(), name='submit_ak'),
             path('new_wish/', views.AKWishSubmissionView.as_view(), name='submit_ak_wish'),
+            path('error/', views.SubmissionErrorNotConfiguredView.as_view(), name='error_not_configured'),
         ])
     ),
 ]
diff --git a/AKSubmission/views.py b/AKSubmission/views.py
index 662d038d113c6fb1f85e7461845c4407792860a4..4678c8406fdadb374654241af8b7beb15a6c7eb0 100644
--- a/AKSubmission/views.py
+++ b/AKSubmission/views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.http import Http404, HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.views import View
-from django.views.generic import ListView, DetailView, CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView, RedirectView
+from django.views.generic import ListView, DetailView, CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView, RedirectView, TemplateView
 
 from AKModel.models import AK, AKCategory, AKTag, AKOwner, AKSlot, AKTrack
 from AKModel.views import EventSlugMixin
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ from AKModel.views import FilterByEventSlugMixin
 from AKSubmission.forms import AKWishForm, AKOwnerForm, AKEditForm, AKSubmissionForm, AKDurationForm
 
 
+class SubmissionErrorNotConfiguredView(EventSlugMixin, TemplateView):
+    template_name = "AKSubmission/submission_not_configured.html"
+
+
 class AKOverviewView(FilterByEventSlugMixin, ListView):
     model = AKCategory
     context_object_name = "categories"
@@ -28,6 +32,17 @@ class AKOverviewView(FilterByEventSlugMixin, ListView):
     def get_table_title(self, context):
         return _("All AKs")
 
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._load_event()
+        self.object_list = self.get_queryset()
+
+        # No categories yet? Redirect to configuration error page
+        if self.object_list.count() == 0:
+            return redirect(reverse_lazy("submit:error_not_configured", kwargs={'event_slug': self.event.slug}))
+
+        context = self.get_context_data()
+        return self.render_to_response(context)
+
     def get_context_data(self, *, object_list=None, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(object_list=object_list, **kwargs)
 
@@ -46,7 +61,7 @@ class AKOverviewView(FilterByEventSlugMixin, ListView):
 
         if self.wishes_as_category:
             categories_with_aks.append(
-                ({"name": _("Wishes"), "pk": "wish", "description": _("AKs one would like to have")}, ak_wishes))
+                (AKCategory(name=_("Wishes"), pk=0, description=_("AKs one would like to have")), ak_wishes))
 
         context["categories_with_aks"] = categories_with_aks
         context["active_category"] = self.get_active_category_name(context)