diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
index 6455dea334..88b302ff62 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ class Paypal(BasePaymentProvider):
             kwargs['cart_namespace'] = request.resolver_match.kwargs['cart_namespace']
 
         try:
-            if request.event.settings.payment_paypal_connect_user_id:
+            if self.settings.connect_client_id and not self.settings.secret:
+                if not request.event.settings.payment_paypal_connect_user_id:
+                    raise PaymentException('Payment method misconfigured')
+
                 try:
                     tokeninfo = Tokeninfo.create_with_refresh_token(request.event.settings.payment_paypal_connect_refresh_token)
                 except BadRequest as ex:
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
index c99e02a3f0..265c8d85b8 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
@@ -524,10 +524,13 @@ class PaypalMethod(BasePaymentProvider):
             kwargs['cart_namespace'] = request.resolver_match.kwargs['cart_namespace']
 
         # ISU
-        if request.event.settings.payment_paypal_isu_merchant_id:
-            payee = {
-                "merchant_id": request.event.settings.payment_paypal_isu_merchant_id,
-            }
+        if self.settings.connect_client_id and self.settings.connect_secret_key and not self.settings.secret:
+            if request.event.settings.payment_paypal_isu_merchant_id:
+                payee = {
+                    "merchant_id": request.event.settings.payment_paypal_isu_merchant_id,
+                }
+            else:
+                raise PaymentException('Payment method misconfigured')
         # Manual API integration
         else:
             payee = {}