diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c30902a..66b67c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [conven
 
 - - -
 
-Changelog generated by [cocogitto](https://github.com/cocogitto/cocogitto).
\ No newline at end of file
+Changelog generated by [cocogitto](https://github.com/cocogitto/cocogitto).
diff --git a/Ecsact.uplugin b/Ecsact.uplugin
index b359d78..e60c1d3 100644
--- a/Ecsact.uplugin
+++ b/Ecsact.uplugin
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 			"LoadingPhase": "Default"
 		}
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactEditor.cpp b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactEditor.cpp
index 027b110..6c7e0f1 100644
--- a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactEditor.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "EcsactEditor.h"
+#include "Async/Async.h"
 #include "Async/TaskGraphInterfaces.h"
 #include "Editor.h"
 #include "ISettingsModule.h"
@@ -218,12 +219,32 @@ auto FEcsactEditorModule::RunBuild() -> void {
 		TEXT("Binaries/Win64/EcsactRuntime.dll")
 	);
 	auto temp_dir = FPaths::CreateTempFilename(TEXT("EcsactBuild"));
-
+	auto recipes = settings->GetValidRecipes();
 	auto ecsact_files = GetAllEcsactFiles();
+
+	if(ecsact_files.IsEmpty()) {
+		UE_LOG(
+			EcsactEditor,
+			Warning,
+			TEXT("There are no .ecsact files found in your Source directory")
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if(recipes.IsEmpty()) {
+		FMessageDialog::Open(
+			EAppMsgType::Ok,
+			LOCTEXT(
+				"NoRecipesErrorMessage",
+				"There are no recipes configured in your Ecsact plugin settings."
+			)
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	auto args = TArray<FString>{
 		"build",
 		"--format=json",
-		"--recipe=rt_entt",
 		"-o",
 		ecsact_runtime_path,
 		"--temp=" + temp_dir,
@@ -240,6 +261,10 @@ auto FEcsactEditorModule::RunBuild() -> void {
 			break;
 	}
 
+	for(const auto& recipe : recipes) {
+		args.Push("--recipe=" + recipe);
+	}
+
 	args.Append(ecsact_files);
 
 	SpawnEcsactCli(
@@ -378,6 +403,16 @@ auto FEcsactEditorModule::OnReceiveEcsactCliJsonMessage(FString Json) -> void {
 }
 
 auto FEcsactEditorModule::OnEcsactSettingsModified() -> bool {
+	const auto* settings = GetDefault<UEcsactSettings>();
+	static auto prev_valid_recipes = settings->GetValidRecipes();
+
+	auto valid_recipes = settings->GetValidRecipes();
+
+	if(prev_valid_recipes != valid_recipes) {
+		prev_valid_recipes = valid_recipes;
+		RunBuild();
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.cpp b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.cpp
index a6006dd..be6e0c7 100644
--- a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.cpp
+++ b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.cpp
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 
 UEcsactSettings::UEcsactSettings() {
 }
+
+auto UEcsactSettings::GetValidRecipes() const -> TArray<FString> {
+	return Recipes.FilterByPredicate([](const FString& recipe) -> bool {
+		return !recipe.TrimStartAndEnd().IsEmpty();
+	});
+}
diff --git a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.h b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.h
index f2ff232..ae1268f 100644
--- a/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.h
+++ b/Source/EcsactEditor/Private/EcsactSettings.h
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ class UEcsactSettings : public UObject {
 
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Config, Category = Ecsact)
 	TArray<FString> Recipes;
+
+	auto GetValidRecipes() const -> TArray<FString>;
 };