diff --git a/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py b/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
index c3ee4fac..d52af9f3 100644
--- a/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
+++ b/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
@@ -333,9 +333,19 @@ class Onion(object):
                         for line in o:
                             f.write(line)
 
-                if self.settings.get("tor_bridges_use_custom_bridges"):
-                    f.write(self.settings.get("tor_bridges_use_custom_bridges") + "\n")
-                    f.write("\nUseBridges 1")
+                elif self.settings.get("tor_bridges_use_moat"):
+                    for line in self.settings.get("tor_bridges_use_moat_bridges").split(
+                        "\n"
+                    ):
+                        f.write(f"Bridge {line}\n")
+                    f.write("\nUseBridges 1\n")
+
+                elif self.settings.get("tor_bridges_use_custom_bridges"):
+                    for line in self.settings.get(
+                        "tor_bridges_use_custom_bridges"
+                    ).split("\n"):
+                        f.write(f"Bridge {line}\n")
+                    f.write("\nUseBridges 1\n")
 
             # Execute a tor subprocess
             start_ts = time.time()
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/moat_dialog.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/moat_dialog.py
index 3cb6519b..ea58898b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/moat_dialog.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/moat_dialog.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class MoatDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
 
         self.label.setText(strings._("moat_captcha_label"))
         self.captcha.show()
+        self.solution_lineedit.setText("")
         self.solution_lineedit.show()
         self.reload_button.show()
         self.submit_button.show()
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
index 63bfd48c..a9fb562a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/locale/en.json
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@
     "gui_settings_bridge_none_radio_option": "Don't use a bridge",
     "gui_settings_meek_lite_expensive_warning": "Warning: The meek-azure bridges are very costly for the Tor Project to run.<br><br>Only use them if unable to connect to Tor directly, via obfs4 transports, or other normal bridges.",
     "gui_settings_bridge_moat_radio_option": "Request a bridge from torproject.org",
-    "gui_settings_bridge_moat_button": "Request a New Bridge...",
+    "gui_settings_bridge_moat_button": "Request a New Bridge",
     "gui_settings_bridge_custom_radio_option": "Provide a bridge you learned about from a trusted source",
     "gui_settings_bridge_custom_placeholder": "type address:port (one per line)",
+    "gui_settings_moat_bridges_invalid": "You have not requested a bridge from torproject.org yet.",
     "gui_settings_tor_bridges_invalid": "None of the bridges you added work.\nDouble-check them or add others.",
     "gui_settings_button_save": "Save",
     "gui_settings_button_cancel": "Cancel",
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_dialog.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_dialog.py
index 6fa4dda1..adad6931 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_dialog.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tor_settings_dialog.py
@@ -775,9 +775,15 @@ class TorSettingsDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
                 settings.set("tor_bridges_use_snowflake", False)
 
                 settings.set("tor_bridges_use_moat", True)
+
+                moat_bridges = self.bridge_moat_textbox.toPlainText()
+                if moat_bridges.strip() == "":
+                    Alert(self.common, strings._("gui_settings_moat_bridges_invalid"))
+                    return False
+
                 settings.set(
                     "tor_bridges_use_moat_bridges",
-                    self.bridge_moat_textbox.toPlainText(),
+                    moat_bridges,
                 )
 
                 settings.set("tor_bridges_use_custom_bridges", "")