diff --git a/includes/recurly.admin.inc b/includes/recurly.admin.inc
index c99f480..1c239ac 100644
--- a/includes/recurly.admin.inc
+++ b/includes/recurly.admin.inc
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
  * Returns the site-wide Recurly settings form.
  */
 function recurly_settings_form($form, &$form_state) {
+  // Recommend setting some subscription plans if not enabled.
+  $plan_options = array_filter(variable_get('recurly_subscription_plans', array()));
+  if (empty($plan_options) && variable_get('recurly_api_key', '') && variable_get('recurly_pages', '1')) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Recurly built-in pages are enabled, but no plans have yet been enabled. Enable plans on the <a href="!url">Subscription Plans page</a>.', array('!url' => url('admin/config/services/recurly/subscription-plans'))), 'warning', FALSE);
+  }
+
   // Add form elements to collect default account information.
   $form['account'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -178,7 +184,6 @@ function recurly_settings_form($form, &$form_state) {
     '#default_value' => variable_get('recurly_subscription_display', 'live'),
     '#states' => $type_selected,
   );
-  $plan_options = variable_get('recurly_subscription_plans', array());
   $form['pages']['recurly_subscription_max'] = array(
     '#title' => t('Multiple plans'),
     '#type' => 'radios',
@@ -432,7 +437,7 @@ function theme_recurly_subscription_plans_form($variables) {
   }
 
   if (empty($rows)) {
-    $rows[] = array(array('data' => t('No subscription plans found. You can start by creating one on !link.', array('!link' => variable_get('recurly_subdomain', '') ? l(t('your Recurly account'), recurly_hosted_url('plans')) : t('your Recurly account'))), 'colspan' => 7));
+    $rows[] = array(array('data' => t('No subscription plans found. You can start by creating one in <a href="!url">your Recurly account</a>.', array('!url' => variable_get('recurly_subdomain', '') ? recurly_hosted_url('plans') : 'http://app.recurly.com')), 'colspan' => 7));
   }
 
   drupal_add_tabledrag('recurly-subscription-plans', 'order', 'sibling', 'weight');
diff --git a/recurly.module b/recurly.module
index df891ae..381a5fd 100644
--- a/recurly.module
+++ b/recurly.module
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ function recurly_permission() {
 function recurly_help($path, $arg) {
   switch ($path) {
     case 'admin/config/services/recurly/subscription-plans':
-      return '<p>' . t('The subscription plans below are defined for the Recurly account configured in your default account settings. Plans should be defined and updated at Recurly.com itself. The order and enabled state of a plan will affect the built-in signup pages.') . '</p>';
+      return '<p>' . t('Plans should be defined and updated at Recurly.com itself. The order and enabled state of a plan will affect the built-in signup pages.') . '</p>';
   }
 }