diff --git a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
index 2eb092ceeb1220254e93270c9ef2f8dc2876f182..39d03896853ea00f5bb81425bdda1bb551f7af7f 100644
--- a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
+++ b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ class User {
     const { UserModel } = this
     const users = await UserModel.all()
 
-    return users.filter(user => user.editorInChief)
+    const eics = users.filter(user => user.editorInChief)
+    if (eics.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error('No Editor in Chief has been found')
+    }
+
+    return eics
   }
 
   async updateUserTeams({ userId, teamId }) {