diff --git a/src/constants.py b/src/constants.py
index 6a86868..dfcd0d1 100644
--- a/src/constants.py
+++ b/src/constants.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # -----------------------------------
 MAX_RETRIES = 3  # Maximum number of retries for relay connections
 RETRY_DELAY = 5  # Seconds to wait before retrying a failed connection
+MIN_HEALTHY_RELAYS = 2  # Minimum relays that should return data on startup
 
 # -----------------------------------
 # Application Directory and Paths
diff --git a/src/nostr/client.py b/src/nostr/client.py
index 20fd2f3..2ff7019 100644
--- a/src/nostr/client.py
+++ b/src/nostr/client.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 import hashlib
 import asyncio
 import gzip
+import websockets
 
 # Imports from the nostr-sdk library
 from nostr_sdk import (
@@ -137,6 +138,42 @@ class NostrClient:
         await self.client.connect()
         logger.info(f"NostrClient connected to relays: {self.relays}")
 
+    async def _ping_relay(self, relay: str, timeout: float) -> bool:
+        """Attempt to retrieve the latest event from a single relay."""
+        sub_id = "seedpass-health"
+        pubkey = self.keys.public_key().to_hex()
+        req = json.dumps(
+            ["REQ", sub_id, {"kinds": [1], "authors": [pubkey], "limit": 1}]
+        )
+        try:
+            async with websockets.connect(
+                relay, open_timeout=timeout, close_timeout=timeout
+            ) as ws:
+                await ws.send(req)
+                while True:
+                    msg = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=timeout)
+                    data = json.loads(msg)
+                    if data[0] == "EVENT":
+                        return True
+                    if data[0] == "EOSE":
+                        return False
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    async def _check_relay_health(self, min_relays: int, timeout: float) -> int:
+        tasks = [self._ping_relay(r, timeout) for r in self.relays]
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+        healthy = sum(1 for r in results if r is True)
+        if healthy < min_relays:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Only %s relays responded with data; consider adding more.", healthy
+            )
+        return healthy
+
+    def check_relay_health(self, min_relays: int = 2, timeout: float = 5.0) -> int:
+        """Ping relays and return the count of those providing data."""
+        return asyncio.run(self._check_relay_health(min_relays, timeout))
+
     def publish_json_to_nostr(
         self,
         encrypted_json: bytes,
diff --git a/src/password_manager/manager.py b/src/password_manager/manager.py
index 0115289..76295ff 100644
--- a/src/password_manager/manager.py
+++ b/src/password_manager/manager.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from utils.password_prompt import (
     prompt_existing_password,
     confirm_action,
 )
+from constants import MIN_HEALTHY_RELAYS
 
 from constants import (
     APP_DIR,
@@ -763,6 +764,17 @@ class PasswordManager:
                 parent_seed=getattr(self, "parent_seed", None),
             )
 
+            if hasattr(self.nostr_client, "check_relay_health"):
+                healthy = self.nostr_client.check_relay_health(MIN_HEALTHY_RELAYS)
+                if healthy < MIN_HEALTHY_RELAYS:
+                    print(
+                        colored(
+                            f"Only {healthy} relay(s) responded with your latest event."
+                            " Consider adding more relays via Settings.",
+                            "yellow",
+                        )
+                    )
+
             logger.debug("Managers re-initialized for the new fingerprint.")
 
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/tests/test_nostr_client.py b/src/tests/test_nostr_client.py
index fe58737..8a849b8 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_nostr_client.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_nostr_client.py
@@ -75,3 +75,19 @@ def test_initialize_client_pool_add_relay_fallback(tmp_path):
     fc = client.client
     assert fc.added == client.relays
     assert fc.connected is True
+
+
+def test_check_relay_health_runs_async(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    client = _setup_client(tmp_path, FakeAddRelayClient)
+
+    recorded = {}
+
+    async def fake_check(min_relays, timeout):
+        recorded["args"] = (min_relays, timeout)
+        return 1
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client, "_check_relay_health", fake_check)
+    result = client.check_relay_health(3, timeout=2)
+
+    assert result == 1
+    assert recorded["args"] == (3, 2)