diff --git a/app/controllers/addresses.js b/app/controllers/addresses.js
index f12087e9..30671ee1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/addresses.js
+++ b/app/controllers/addresses.js
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ exports.address = function(req, res, next, addr) {
   }
 
   a.update(function(err) {
-      if (err) return common.handleErrors(err, res, next);
-
-      req.address = a;
-      return next();
+      if (err)
+        return common.handleErrors(err, res);
+      else  {
+        req.address = a;
+        return next();
+      }
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/blocks.js b/app/controllers/blocks.js
index 316f17fa..37324a09 100644
--- a/app/controllers/blocks.js
+++ b/app/controllers/blocks.js
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
  */
 exports.block = function(req, res, next, hash) {
   Block.fromHashWithInfo(hash, function(err, block) {
-    if (err || ! block) return common.handleErrors(err, res, next);
-
-    req.block = block.info;
-    return next();
+    if (err || ! block)
+      return common.handleErrors(err, res, next);
+    else {
+      req.block = block.info;
+      return next();
+    }
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/common.js b/app/controllers/common.js
index faae67cd..b44756bf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/common.js
+++ b/app/controllers/common.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 
-exports.handleErrors = function (err, res, next) {
+exports.handleErrors = function (err, res) {
   if (err) {
     if (err.code)  {
       res.status(400).send(err.message + '. Code:' + err.code);
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ exports.handleErrors = function (err, res, next) {
     else {
       res.status(503).send(err.message);
     }
-    return next();
   }
   else {
     res.status(404).send('Not found');
-    return next();
   }
 };
diff --git a/app/controllers/status.js b/app/controllers/status.js
index 6652359e..1874605e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status.js
+++ b/app/controllers/status.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 
-var Status  = require('../models/Status');
+var Status  = require('../models/Status'),
+    common      = require('./common');
 
 /**
  *  Status
@@ -19,8 +20,11 @@ exports.show = function(req, res, next) {
     var statusObject = Status.new();
 
     var returnJsonp = function (err) {
-      if(err) return next(err);
-      res.jsonp(statusObject);
+      if (err || ! statusObject)
+        return common.handleErrors(err, res);
+      else {
+        res.jsonp(statusObject);
+      }
     };
 
     switch(option) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/transactions.js b/app/controllers/transactions.js
index c865f576..991dd217 100644
--- a/app/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ var common      = require('./common');
  */
 exports.transaction = function(req, res, next, txid) {
   Transaction.fromIdWithInfo(txid, function(err, tx) {
-
-    if (err || ! tx) return common.handleErrors(err, res, next);
-
-
-    req.transaction = tx.info;
-    return next();
+    if (err || ! tx)
+      return common.handleErrors(err, res);
+    else {
+      req.transaction = tx.info;
+      return next();
+    }
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/status.js b/public/js/controllers/status.js
index dcfd52e5..8fa2f24b 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/status.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/status.js
@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@ angular.module('insight.status').controller('StatusController', ['$scope', '$rou
     Status.get({
      q: 'get' + q
     }, function(d) {
+      $rootScope.infoError = null;
       angular.extend($scope, d);
+    }, function(e) {
+      if (e.status === 503) {
+        $rootScope.infoError = 'Backend Error. ' + e.data;
+      }
+      else {
+        $rootScope.infoError = 'Unknown error:' + e.data;
+      }
     });
   };
 
   $scope.getSync = function() {
     Sync.get({}, function(sync) {
+      $rootScope.syncError = null;
       $scope.sync = sync;
-    }, function() {
-      $rootScope.flashMessage = 'Could not get sync information';
+    }, function(e) {
+      $rootScope.syncError = 'Could not get sync information' + e;
     });
   };
 }]);
diff --git a/public/views/status.html b/public/views/status.html
index ce4c8808..71951199 100644
--- a/public/views/status.html
+++ b/public/views/status.html
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
       <h3>getInfo</h3>
       <table class="table table-striped" data-ng-init="getStatus('Info')">
         <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!info">
-          <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
-        </tr>
+        <tr data-ng-show="!info &amp;&amp; !infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...
+        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}
         <tr>
           <td>Version</td>
           <td>{{info.version}}</td>
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@
           <td>{{info.paytxfee}}</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
-          <td>errors</td>
-          <td>{{info.errors}}</td>
+          <td>infoErrors</td>
+          <td>{{info.infoErrors}}</td>
         </tr>
         </tbody>
       </table>
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@
       <h3>sync status</h3>
       <table class="table table-striped" data-ng-init="getSync()">
         <tbody>
-
-
+        <tr data-ng-show="syncError">  
+          <td colspan="2"> <span class="text-danger"> {{ syncError }} </span>
         <tr data-ng-show="sync.error">  
           <td colspan="2"> <span class="text-danger"> {{ sync.err }} </span>
         </tr>
@@ -125,9 +126,12 @@
       <h3>getTxOutSetInfo</h3>
       <table class="table table-striped" data-ng-init="getStatus('TxOutSetInfo')">
         <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!txoutsetinfo">
+        <tr data-ng-show="!txoutsetinfo &amp;&amp; !infoError">
           <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>Height</td>
           <td>{{txoutsetinfo.height}}</td>
@@ -166,9 +170,13 @@
       <h3>getDifficulty</h3>
       <table class="table table-striped" data-ng-init="getStatus('Difficulty')">
         <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!difficulty">
+        <tr data-ng-show="!difficulty &amp;&amp; !infoError">
           <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
+        </tr>
+ 
         <tr>
           <td>Difficulty</td>
           <td>{{difficulty}}</td>
@@ -180,10 +188,14 @@
       <h3>getLastBlockHash</h3>
       <table class="table table-striped" data-ng-init="getStatus('LastBlockHash')">
         <tbody>
-        <tr data-ng-show="!lastblockhash">
-          <td colspan="1" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
+        <tr data-ng-show="!lastblockhash &amp;&amp; !infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-center">Loading...</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr data-ng-show="infoError">
+          <td colspan="2" class="text-danger">{{infoError}}</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
+          <td>Last block hash</td>
           <td>{{lastblockhash}}</td>
         </tr>
         </tbody>