diff --git a/src/core/homepage_elements/html/plugin_settings.py b/src/core/homepage_elements/html/plugin_settings.py
index b8e20b726..d8f127fca 100755
--- a/src/core/homepage_elements/html/plugin_settings.py
+++ b/src/core/homepage_elements/html/plugin_settings.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ def install():
     import journal.models as journal_models
     import press.models as press_models
 
-    print('install for html')
-
-    # check whether this homepage element has already been installed for all journals
+    # check whether this homepage element has
+    # already been installed for all journals
     journals = journal_models.Journal.objects.all()
 
     for journal in journals:
@@ -62,7 +61,12 @@ def install():
     models.PluginSetting.objects.get_or_create(
         name='html_block_content',
         plugin=plugin,
-        defaults={'pretty_name': 'HTML Block Content'}
+        defaults={
+            'pretty_name': 'HTML Block Content',
+            'types': 'rich-text',
+            'description': DESCRIPTION,
+            'is_translatable': True,
+        }
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/homepage_elements/html/views.py b/src/core/homepage_elements/html/views.py
index 2b563ad19..6bc5ed4bc 100755
--- a/src/core/homepage_elements/html/views.py
+++ b/src/core/homepage_elements/html/views.py
@@ -14,11 +14,34 @@
 @editor_user_required
 def html_settings(request):
     plugin = models.Plugin.objects.get(name='HTML')
-    html_block_content = setting_handler.get_plugin_setting(plugin, 'html_block_content', request.journal, create=True,
-                                                            pretty='HTML Block Content').value
+
+    try:
+        html_block_content = setting_handler.get_plugin_setting(
+            plugin,
+            'html_block_content',
+            request.journal,
+            create=False,
+            pretty='HTML Block Content'
+        ).value
+    except models.PluginSetting.DoesNotExist:
+        messages.add_message(
+            request,
+            messages.ERROR,
+            "No 'html_block_content' setting found. Have you installed "
+            "this plugin?",
+        )
+        return redirect(
+            reverse(
+                'home_settings_index',
+            )
+        )
+
     if request.POST:
         html_block_content = request.POST.get('html_block_content')
-        setting_handler.save_plugin_setting(plugin, 'html_block_content', html_block_content, request.journal)
+        setting_handler.save_plugin_setting(plugin,
+                                            'html_block_content',
+                                            html_block_content,
+                                            request.journal)
         messages.add_message(request, messages.INFO, 'HTML Block updated.')
         return redirect(reverse('home_settings_index'))