diff --git a/src/js/controllers/preferencesHistory.js b/src/js/controllers/preferencesHistory.js
index 9fb6f3c7e..68366fd15 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/preferencesHistory.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/preferencesHistory.js
@@ -28,8 +28,14 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesHistory',
       $log.debug('Generating CSV from History');
       getHistory(function(err, txs) {
         if (err || lodash.isEmpty(txs)) {
-          if (err) $log.warn('Failed to generate CSV:', err);
-          else $log.warn('Failed to generate CSV: no transactions');
+          if (err) {
+            $log.warn('Failed to generate CSV:', err);
+            $scope.err = err;
+          }
+          else {
+            $log.warn('Failed to generate CSV: no transactions');
+            $scope.err = 'no transactions';
+          }
           if (cb) return cb(err);
           return;
         }
diff --git a/www/views/preferencesHistory.html b/www/views/preferencesHistory.html
index cf68aace7..0b7603c04 100644
--- a/www/views/preferencesHistory.html
+++ b/www/views/preferencesHistory.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ion-view>
+<ion-view class="settings">
   <ion-nav-bar class="bar-royal">
     <ion-nav-title>{{'Transaction History' | translate}}</ion-nav-title>
     <ion-nav-back-button>
@@ -6,17 +6,20 @@
   </ion-nav-bar>
   <ion-content>
     <div class="item item-divider"></div>
-    <div class="item" ng-show="csvReady && !isCordova" ng-csv="csvContent" csv-header="csvHeader" filename="Copay-{{wallet.name}}.csv">
+    <a class="item ng-hide" href ng-show="csvReady && !isCordova" ng-csv="csvContent" csv-header="csvHeader" filename="Copay-{{wallet.name}}.csv">
       <span translate>Export to file</span>
-    </div>
-    <div class="item" ng-show="!csvReady && !isCordova">
+    </a>
+    <a class="item ng-hide" href ng-show="!csvReady && !isCordova">
       <span translate>Export to file</span>
-      <span class="item-note" translate>
+      <span class="item-note ng-hide" ng-show="!err" translate>
         preparing...
       </span>
-    </div>
-    <div class="item assertive" ng-click="clearTransactionHistory()">
-      <span translate>Clear cache</span>
-    </div>
+      <span class="item-note ng-hide" ng-show="err">
+        {{err | translate}}
+      </span>
+    </a>
+    <a class="item" ng-click="clearTransactionHistory()">
+      <span class="assertive" translate>Clear cache</span>
+    </a>
   </ion-content>
 </ion-view>