diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index e9be296c93..7a00d04f36 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -23,4 +23,24 @@ window.habitrpg = angular.module('habitrpg',
         $httpProvider.defaults.headers.common['x-api-user'] = settings.auth.apiId;
         $httpProvider.defaults.headers.common['x-api-key'] = settings.auth.apiId;
       }
+
+      // Handle errors
+      var interceptor = ['$rootScope', '$q', function ($rootScope, $q) {
+        function success(response) {
+          return response;
+        }
+        function error(response) {
+          //var status = response.status;
+          response.data = (response.data.err) ? response.data.err : response.data;
+          if (response.status == 0) response.data = 'Server currently unreachable';
+          if (response.status == 500) response.data += '(see Chrome console for more details).';
+          $rootScope.flash.errors.push(response.status + ': ' + response.data);
+          console.log(arguments);
+          return $q.reject(response);
+        }
+        return function (promise) {
+          return promise.then(success, error);
+        }
+      }];
+      $httpProvider.responseInterceptors.push(interceptor);
   }])
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diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index e261c606b3..1f231d7ad3 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
   $rootScope.User = User;
   $rootScope.user = User.user;
   $rootScope.settings = User.settings;
+  $rootScope.flash = {errors: [], warnings: []};
 
   /*
    FIXME this is dangerous, organize helpers.coffee better, so we can group them by which controller needs them,
diff --git a/views/index.jade b/views/index.jade
index 06fc9c2007..20c76129c5 100644
--- a/views/index.jade
+++ b/views/index.jade
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ html
       #wrap
 
         // Errors
-        ul.unstyled.alert.alert-error(ng-show='_flash.error')
-          li(ng-repeat='error in _flash.error') {{error}}
+        .unstyled.alert.alert-error(ng-repeat='error in flash.errors') {{error}}
+        .unstyled.alert.alert-error(ng-repeat='error in flash.warnings') {{error}}
 
         //if they hide the header, we still need user-menu visible
         div(ng-if='user.preferences.hideHeader')