diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index 7a4e76be..22a59744 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -580,6 +580,18 @@ function boot() {
   window.iitcLoaded = true;
   window.runHooks('iitcLoaded');
 
+  if (!haveDetectedMungeSet()) {
+    dialog({
+      title:'IITC unavailable',
+      html:'<p>IITC failed to detect the appropriate network protocol "munge" parameters from the standard intel site. '
+          +'This can happen when Niantic make changes to the standard intel site.</p>'
+          +'<p>The IITC developers are made aware of these problems and will be working on a fix. Please see the following for news/updates.</p>'
+          +'<ul><li><a href="http://iitc.jonatkins.com/" target="_blank">IITC Home Page</a></li>'
+          +'<li><a href="https://plus.google.com/105383756361375410867/posts" target="_blank">IITC G+ Page</a></li>'
+          +'<li><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/105647403088015055797" target="_blank">IITC G+ Community</a></li></ol>'
+    });
+  }
+
   if (typeof android !== 'undefined' && android && android.bootFinished) {
     android.bootFinished();
   }
diff --git a/code/munge.js b/code/munge.js
index 30a5ecc1..71998845 100644
--- a/code/munge.js
+++ b/code/munge.js
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ window.detectActiveMungeSet = function() {
 }
 
 
+window.haveDetectedMungeSet = function() {
+  try {
+    if (!activeMunge) detectActiveMungeSet();
+  } catch(e) {
+  }
+
+  return activeMunge != null;
+}
 
 
 window.mungeOneString = function(str) {