diff --git a/modules/discord/services/base_service.py b/modules/discord/services/base_service.py
index a896188..5322097 100644
--- a/modules/discord/services/base_service.py
+++ b/modules/discord/services/base_service.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import modules.logs as logging
 from modules.discord import discord_utils
+from modules.errors import TauticordDiscordCollectionFailure
 from modules.utils import quote
 
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ async def collect_discord_voice_category(self,
                                                                               category_name=category_name)
 
         if not category:
-            raise Exception(f"Could not load {quote(category_name)} voice category. Exiting...")
+            raise TauticordDiscordCollectionFailure(f"Could not load {quote(category_name)} voice category. Exiting...")
 
         logging.debug(f"{quote(category_name)} voice category collected.")
         return category
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ async def collect_discord_text_channel(self,
                                                                             channel_type=discord.ChannelType.text)
 
         if not channel:
-            raise Exception(f"Could not load {quote(channel_name)} text channel. Exiting...")
+            raise TauticordDiscordCollectionFailure(f"Could not load {quote(channel_name)} text channel. Exiting...")
 
         logging.debug(f"{quote(channel_name)} text channel collected.")
         return channel
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ async def collect_discord_voice_channel(self,
                                                                             channel_type=discord.ChannelType.voice)
 
         if not channel:
-            raise Exception(f"Could not load {quote(channel_name)} voice channel. Exiting...")
+            raise TauticordDiscordCollectionFailure(f"Could not load {quote(channel_name)} voice channel. Exiting...")
 
         logging.debug(f"{quote(channel_name)} voice channel collected.")
         return channel
diff --git a/modules/discord/services/live_activity.py b/modules/discord/services/live_activity.py
index a19e8cb..604f878 100644
--- a/modules/discord/services/live_activity.py
+++ b/modules/discord/services/live_activity.py
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ async def associate_bot_callbacks(self):
         self.on_raw_reaction_add = self.bot.event(self.on_raw_reaction_add)
 
     async def enabled(self) -> bool:
-        return self.stats_settings.activity.enable
+        # Enable if voice channel activity stats are enabled and/or if the summary message is enabled
+        return self.stats_settings.activity.enable or self.use_summary_message
 
     async def on_ready(self):
         logging.info("Loading Tautulli summary service...")
 
+        # Prepare the summary message to be used for activity stats if enabled
         summary_message = None
         if self.use_summary_message:
             logging.info("Loading Tautulli text channel settings...")
@@ -88,9 +90,16 @@ async def on_ready(self):
                 summary_message = await discord_utils.send_embed_message(embed=embed,
                                                                          channel=self.tautulli_summary_channel)
 
-        if not summary_message:
-            raise TauticordSetupFailure("Could not prepare activity summary message")
+            if not summary_message:
+                raise TauticordSetupFailure("Could not prepare activity summary message")
+
+            # Start the version checking service if enabled (to add to the summary message)
+            if self.version_checker and self.version_checker.enable:
+                logging.info("Starting version checking service...")
+                # noinspection PyAsyncCall
+                asyncio.create_task(self.version_checker.monitor_for_new_version())
 
+        # Prepare the voice category for activity stats if enabled
         activity_stats_voice_category = None
         if self.stats_settings.activity.enable:
             logging.info("Loading Tautulli activity stats settings...")
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ async def on_ready(self):
                 guild_id=self.guild_id,
                 category_name=self.stats_settings.activity.category_name)
 
+        # Run the activity stats updater
         # minimum 5-second sleep time hard-coded, trust me, don't DDoS your server
         refresh_time = max([5, self.refresh_time])
         # This handles both text channel updates AND activity stats voice channel updates
@@ -113,11 +123,6 @@ async def on_ready(self):
         # noinspection PyAsyncCall
         asyncio.create_task(self.activity_monitor.run_service(interval_seconds=refresh_time))
 
-        if self.version_checker and self.version_checker.enable:
-            logging.info("Starting version checking service...")
-            # noinspection PyAsyncCall
-            asyncio.create_task(self.version_checker.monitor_for_new_version())
-
     async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent) -> None:
         if not self.tautulli_summary_channel or not self.activity_monitor:
             return
diff --git a/modules/errors.py b/modules/errors.py
index cae9eef..5f7e385 100644
--- a/modules/errors.py
+++ b/modules/errors.py
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ def __init__(self, message: str):
         super().__init__(code=302, message=message)
 
 
+class TauticordDiscordCollectionFailure(TauticordException):
+    """
+    Raised when an error occurs during collecting a Discord object
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str):
+        super().__init__(code=303, message=message)
+
+
 def determine_exit_code(exception: Exception) -> int:
     """
     Determine the exit code based on the exception that was thrown