diff --git a/Shared/Const.swift b/Shared/Const.swift
index 99e82d0..bc5684b 100644
--- a/Shared/Const.swift
+++ b/Shared/Const.swift
@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ let config_paths = [
     "\(brew_prefix)/etc/wireguard",
     "/etc/wireguard",
 ]
+let wireguard_bin = "\(brew_prefix)/bin/wg"
+let wgquick_bin = "\(brew_prefix)/bin/wg-quick"
+
+let install_instructions = """
+Currently this Application does not come with WireGuard binaries. It is required to manually install these using Homebrew.
+
+Please follow the instructions on:
+
+  https://www.wireguard.com/install/
+
+and restart this Application afterwards.
+"""
diff --git a/WireGuardStatusbar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/WireGuardStatusbar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 514db71..9a08fb8 100644
--- a/WireGuardStatusbar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/WireGuardStatusbar.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		04B4BE46211E1E030001213A /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04B4BE45211E1E030001213A /* Assets.xcassets */; };
 		04B4BE49211E1E030001213A /* MainMenu.xib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04B4BE47211E1E030001213A /* MainMenu.xib */; };
 		04B92495211F6A68008D964A /* Helper.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04B92494211F6A68008D964A /* Helper.swift */; };
+		04C5AE7621BB13E6007F56D1 /* InstallInstructions.xib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 04C5AE7521BB13E6007F56D1 /* InstallInstructions.xib */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXContainerItemProxy section */
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
 		04B92494211F6A68008D964A /* Helper.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Helper.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		04B9249B211F7200008D964A /* Launchd.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Launchd.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		04B9249C211F7215008D964A /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		04C5AE7521BB13E6007F56D1 /* InstallInstructions.xib */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; path = InstallInstructions.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@
 				04B4BE43211E1E010001213A /* AppDelegate.swift */,
 				04B4BE45211E1E030001213A /* Assets.xcassets */,
 				04B4BE47211E1E030001213A /* MainMenu.xib */,
+				04C5AE7521BB13E6007F56D1 /* InstallInstructions.xib */,
 				04B4BE4A211E1E030001213A /* Info.plist */,
 				0428EA0A21BAFF0200178BA0 /* PrivilegedHelper.swift */,
 			);
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@
 			files = (
 				04B4BE46211E1E030001213A /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
 				04B4BE49211E1E030001213A /* MainMenu.xib in Resources */,
+				04C5AE7621BB13E6007F56D1 /* InstallInstructions.xib in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/WireGuardStatusbar/AppDelegate.swift b/WireGuardStatusbar/AppDelegate.swift
index 01a2017..2bca744 100644
--- a/WireGuardStatusbar/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/WireGuardStatusbar/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -117,42 +117,55 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, SKQueueDelegate {
         // TODO: currently just rebuilding the entire menu, maybe opt for replacing the tunnel entries instead?
         statusMenu.removeAllItems()
 
-        statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "About", action: #selector(AppDelegate.about(_:)), keyEquivalent: ""))
         statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
 
-        var connected = false
+        let fileManager = FileManager.default
+        
         if tunnels.isEmpty {
             statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "No tunnel configurations found", action: nil, keyEquivalent: ""))
+        } else if fileManager.fileExists(atPath:wireguard_bin) != true {
+            NSLog("Wireguard binary not found at \(wireguard_bin)")
+            statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "Wireguard not installed! Click here for instructions", action: #selector(AppDelegate.showInstallInstructions(_:)), keyEquivalent: ""))
         } else {
             for (id, tunnel) in tunnels.sorted(by: { $0.0 < $1.0 }) {
-                let item = NSMenuItem(title: "\(tunnel.interface): \(tunnel.address)", action: #selector(AppDelegate.toggleTunnel(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
-                item.representedObject = id
-                if tunnel.connected {
-                    item.state = NSControl.StateValue.on
-                    connected = true
-                }
-                statusMenu.addItem(item)
-                for peer in tunnel.peers {
-                    statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "  \(peer.endpoint): \(peer.allowedIps.joined(separator: ", "))", action: nil, keyEquivalent: ""))
-                }
+                addTunnelMenuItem(statusMenu: statusMenu, id: id, tunnel: tunnel)
             }
         }
         statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
+        statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "About", action: #selector(AppDelegate.about(_:)), keyEquivalent: ""))
 //        statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "Preferences...", action: #selector(AppDelegate.preferences(_:)), keyEquivalent: ","))
         statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "Quit", action: #selector(AppDelegate.quit(_:)), keyEquivalent: "q"))
 
-        // TODO: find better way to do this, computed property or something?
-        if connected {
-            let icon = NSImage(named: .connected)
+        let connected_tunnels = tunnels.filter {$1.connected}
+        if connected_tunnels.isEmpty {
+            let icon = NSImage(named: .disconnected)
             icon!.isTemplate = true
             statusItem.image = icon
         } else {
-            let icon = NSImage(named: .disconnected)
+            let icon = NSImage(named: .connected)
             icon!.isTemplate = true
             statusItem.image = icon
         }
     }
 
+    func addTunnelMenuItem(statusMenu: NSMenu, id: String, tunnel: Tunnel){
+        let item = NSMenuItem(title: "\(tunnel.interface): \(tunnel.address)", action: #selector(AppDelegate.toggleTunnel(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
+        item.representedObject = id
+        if tunnel.connected {
+            item.state = NSControl.StateValue.on
+        }
+        statusMenu.addItem(item)
+        for peer in tunnel.peers {
+            statusMenu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "  \(peer.endpoint): \(peer.allowedIps.joined(separator: ", "))", action: nil, keyEquivalent: ""))
+        }
+    }
+
+    @objc func showInstallInstructions(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
+        let alert = NSAlert()
+        alert.messageText = install_instructions
+        alert.runModal()
+    }
+
     // load tunnel from configuration files
     func loadConfiguration() {
         for config_path in config_paths {
diff --git a/WireGuardStatusbar/Info.plist b/WireGuardStatusbar/Info.plist
index bd65e79..016b195 100644
--- a/WireGuardStatusbar/Info.plist
+++ b/WireGuardStatusbar/Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.8</string>
+	<string>1.9</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>1</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
diff --git a/WireGuardStatusbar/InstallInstructions.xib b/WireGuardStatusbar/InstallInstructions.xib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17e76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WireGuardStatusbar/InstallInstructions.xib
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="14460.31" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct">
+    <dependencies>
+        <deployment identifier="macosx"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="14460.31"/>
+        <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
+    </dependencies>
+    <objects>
+        <customObject id="-2" userLabel="File's Owner"/>
+        <customObject id="-1" userLabel="First Responder" customClass="FirstResponder"/>
+        <customObject id="-3" userLabel="Application" customClass="NSObject"/>
+        <window title="Window" allowsToolTipsWhenApplicationIsInactive="NO" autorecalculatesKeyViewLoop="NO" releasedWhenClosed="NO" animationBehavior="default" id="QvC-M9-y7g">
+            <windowStyleMask key="styleMask" titled="YES" closable="YES" miniaturizable="YES" resizable="YES"/>
+            <windowPositionMask key="initialPositionMask" leftStrut="YES" rightStrut="YES" topStrut="YES" bottomStrut="YES"/>
+            <rect key="contentRect" x="196" y="240" width="480" height="270"/>
+            <rect key="screenRect" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="1680" height="1027"/>
+            <view key="contentView" wantsLayer="YES" id="EiT-Mj-1SZ">
+                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="480" height="270"/>
+                <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
+                <subviews>
+                    <scrollView fixedFrame="YES" borderType="none" horizontalLineScroll="10" horizontalPageScroll="10" verticalLineScroll="10" verticalPageScroll="10" hasHorizontalScroller="NO" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="2Te-qg-7Xj">
+                        <rect key="frame" x="76" y="80" width="240" height="135"/>
+                        <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
+                        <clipView key="contentView" ambiguous="YES" drawsBackground="NO" copiesOnScroll="NO" id="xjm-mR-1V9">
+                            <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="240" height="135"/>
+                            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
+                            <subviews>
+                                <textView ambiguous="YES" importsGraphics="NO" richText="NO" verticallyResizable="YES" spellingCorrection="YES" smartInsertDelete="YES" id="Sks-RX-RlS">
+                                    <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="240" height="135"/>
+                                    <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
+                                    <color key="backgroundColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="genericGamma22GrayColorSpace"/>
+                                    <size key="minSize" width="240" height="135"/>
+                                    <size key="maxSize" width="240" height="10000000"/>
+                                    <color key="insertionPointColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
+                                </textView>
+                            </subviews>
+                        </clipView>
+                        <scroller key="verticalScroller" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontal="NO" id="Lko-h5-cmJ">
+                            <rect key="frame" x="224" y="0.0" width="16" height="135"/>
+                            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
+                        </scroller>
+                    </scrollView>
+                </subviews>
+            </view>
+            <point key="canvasLocation" x="-14" y="140"/>
+        </window>
+    </objects>
+</document>
diff --git a/WireGuardStatusbarHelper/WireGuard.swift b/WireGuardStatusbarHelper/WireGuard.swift
index 28ca45d..e0dfb7d 100644
--- a/WireGuardStatusbarHelper/WireGuard.swift
+++ b/WireGuardStatusbarHelper/WireGuard.swift
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import Foundation
 public class WireGuard {    
     func wg(_ arguments:[String]) -> NSNumber {
         let task = Process()
-        task.launchPath = "\(brew_prefix)/bin/wg-quick"
+        task.launchPath = wgquick_bin
         task.arguments = arguments
+        // Add brew bin to path as wg-quick requires Bash 4 instead of macOS provided Bash 3
         task.environment = ["PATH": "\(brew_prefix)/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"]
         let outpipe = Pipe()
         task.standardOutput = outpipe