diff --git a/client/src/cmdhfmfu.c b/client/src/cmdhfmfu.c
index a34f702e9..e484384ab 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhfmfu.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhfmfu.c
@@ -2481,6 +2481,11 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfUInfo(const char *Cmd) {
         has_auth_key = true;
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_auth_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     uint8_t authlim = 0xff;
     uint8_t data[16] = {0x00};
     iso14a_card_select_t card;
@@ -2941,6 +2946,11 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfUWrBl(const char *Cmd) {
         return PM3_EINVARG;
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_auth_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     if (blockno < 0) {
         PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Wrong block number");
         return PM3_EINVARG;
@@ -3465,6 +3475,11 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfUDump(const char *Cmd) {
         return PM3_EINVARG;
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_auth_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     bool manual_pages = false;
     if (start_page > 0) {
         manual_pages = true;
@@ -3961,6 +3976,11 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfURestore(const char *Cmd) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     if (fnlen == 0) {
         char *fptr = mfu_generate_filename("hf-mfu-", "-dump.bin");
         if (fptr != NULL) {
@@ -6063,6 +6083,11 @@ int CmdHF14MfuNDEFRead(const char *Cmd) {
             return PM3_EINVARG;
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_auth_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     // Get tag type
     uint64_t tagtype = GetHF14AMfU_Type();
     if (tagtype == MFU_TT_UL_ERROR) {
@@ -6551,6 +6576,11 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfuWipe(const char *Cmd) {
         return PM3_EINVARG;
     }
 
+    if (use_schann && has_auth_key == false) {
+        PrintAndLogEx(WARNING, "Secure channel must be called with key");
+        return PM3_EINVARG;
+    }
+
     uint8_t card_mem_size = 0;
 
     uint64_t tagtype = GetHF14AMfU_Type();