diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/settings.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/settings.cpp
index 72165304410..38450cdbf69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/settings.cpp
@@ -572,6 +572,9 @@ void setupSettingsModule()
                                                  options.get_or<QString>("categoryIconPath", {})));
                 setCategoryIconPath(catIcon);
                 AspectContainer *container = options.get<AspectContainer *>("aspectContainer");
+                if (container->isAutoApply())
+                    throw sol::error("AspectContainer must have autoApply set to false");
+
                 setSettingsProvider([container]() { return container; });
             }
         };