diff --git a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/NodejsPackage.cs b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/NodejsPackage.cs
index 55a9518dc..a4d76460d 100644
--- a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/NodejsPackage.cs
+++ b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/NodejsPackage.cs
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ protected override void Initialize() {
         public static LANGPREFERENCES3[] GetNodejsLanguagePreferencesFromTypeScript(IVsTextManager4 textMgr) {
             var langPrefs = new LANGPREFERENCES3[1];
             langPrefs[0].guidLang = Guids.TypeScriptLanguageInfo;
-            ErrorHandler.ThrowOnFailure(textMgr.GetUserPreferences4(null, langPrefs, null));
+            int hr = textMgr.GetUserPreferences4(null, langPrefs, null);
+            if (ErrorHandler.Failed(hr)) {
+                MessageBox.Show(Project.SR.GetString(Project.SR.CouldNotGetTypeScriptLanguagePreferences), Project.SR.ProductName);
+                ErrorHandler.ThrowOnFailure(hr);
+            }
             langPrefs[0].guidLang = typeof(NodejsLanguageInfo).GUID;
             textMgr.SetUserPreferences4(null, langPrefs, null);
             return langPrefs;
diff --git a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Project/ProjectResources.cs b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Project/ProjectResources.cs
index e64906db9..7baa5a599 100644
--- a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Project/ProjectResources.cs
+++ b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Project/ProjectResources.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ internal class SR : CommonSR {
         internal const string CacheDirectoryClearFailedTitle = "CacheDirectoryClearFailedTitle";
         internal const string CacheDirectoryClearFailedCaption = "CacheDirectoryClearFailedCaption";
         internal const string ContinueWithoutAzureToolsUpgrade = "ContinueWithoutAzureToolsUpgrade";
+        internal const string CouldNotGetTypeScriptLanguagePreferences = "CouldNotGetTypeScriptLanguagePreferences";
         internal const string DebuggerConnectionClosed = "DebuggerConnectionClosed";
         internal const string DebuggerModuleUpdateFailed = "DebuggerModuleUpdateFailed";
         internal const string DebuggerPort = "DebuggerPort";
diff --git a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Resources.resx b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Resources.resx
index d2935891b..de03c6f9e 100644
--- a/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Resources.resx
+++ b/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Resources.resx
@@ -627,4 +627,7 @@ You will need to restart Visual Studio after installation.</value>
   <data name="TypingsToolCouldNotStart" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Could not start Typings tool used for IntelliSense</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="CouldNotGetTypeScriptLanguagePreferences" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Could not retrieve Typescript language preferences. NTVS is not able to load. Please ensure Typescript is properly installed.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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