diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
index de8d74b7c..dc55d65df 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/settings.py
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ def __attrs_post_init__(self) -> None:
             msg = "geolocation can not be enabled if json output is disabled"
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
+        if not self.check_website and self.sort_by_speed:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Proxy checking is disabled, so sorting by speed is not"
+                " possible. Alphabetical sorting will be used instead."
+            )
+            self.sort_by_speed = False
+
     @check_website.validator
     def _validate_check_website(
         self,