diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index df9b7ce6d..52da1ff1f 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 **/plugins/inline-attachment/**
+**/ui/constants/errors.js
diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index ccda83135..a1738fbf8 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -2230,5 +2230,6 @@
   "Active channel": "Active channel",
   "This account has livestreaming disabled, please reach out to hello@odysee.com for assistance.": "This account has livestreaming disabled, please reach out to hello@odysee.com for assistance.",
   "Attach images by pasting or drag-and-drop.": "Attach images by pasting or drag-and-drop.",
+  "There was a network error, but the publish may have been completed. Wait a few minutes, then check your Uploads or Wallet page to confirm.": "There was a network error, but the publish may have been completed. Wait a few minutes, then check your Uploads or Wallet page to confirm.",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }
diff --git a/ui/constants/errors.js b/ui/constants/errors.js
index c688c8587..e1dafdef0 100644
--- a/ui/constants/errors.js
+++ b/ui/constants/errors.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export const ALREADY_CLAIMED = 'once the invite reward has been claimed the referrer cannot be changed';
 export const REFERRER_NOT_FOUND = 'A odysee account could not be found for the referrer you provided.';
+export const PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_BUT_LIKELY_SUCCESSFUL = 'There was a network error, but the publish may have been completed. Wait a few minutes, then check your Uploads or Wallet page to confirm.';
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/publish.js b/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
index 57b7ab6ad..834898033 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // @flow
+import { PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_BUT_LIKELY_SUCCESSFUL } from 'constants/errors';
 import * as MODALS from 'constants/modal_types';
 import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 import * as PAGES from 'constants/pages';
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   selectReflectingById,
 } from 'redux/selectors/claims';
 import { makeSelectPublishFormValue, selectPublishFormValues, selectMyClaimForUri } from 'redux/selectors/publish';
-import { doError } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
+import { doError, doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
 import { push } from 'connected-react-router';
 import analytics from 'analytics';
 import { doOpenModal, doSetIncognito, doSetActiveChannel } from 'redux/actions/app';
@@ -282,7 +283,13 @@ export const doPublishDesktop = (filePath: string, preview?: boolean) => (dispat
     actions.push({
       type: ACTIONS.PUBLISH_FAIL,
     });
-    actions.push(doError({ message: error.message, cause: error.cause }));
+
+    if (error.message === PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_BUT_LIKELY_SUCCESSFUL) {
+      actions.push(doToast({ message: error.message, duration: 'long' }));
+    } else {
+      actions.push(doError({ message: error.message, cause: error.cause }));
+    }
+
     dispatch(batchActions(...actions));
   };
 
diff --git a/web/setup/publish.js b/web/setup/publish.js
index 7d2ba1cd9..0465c1374 100644
--- a/web/setup/publish.js
+++ b/web/setup/publish.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as tus from 'tus-js-client';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import { makeUploadRequest } from './publish-v1';
 import { makeResumableUploadRequest } from './publish-v2';
+import { PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_BUT_LIKELY_SUCCESSFUL } from 'constants/errors';
 
 // A modified version of Lbry.apiCall that allows
 // to perform calling methods at arbitrary urls
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ export default function apiPublishCallViaWeb(
         if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300 && !xhr.response.error) {
           return resolve(xhr.response.result);
         } else if (xhr.response.error) {
+          if (xhr.responseURL.endsWith('/notify')) {
+            // Temp handling until odysee-api/issues/401 is addressed.
+            const errMsg = xhr.response.error.message;
+            if (errMsg === 'file currently locked' || errMsg.endsWith('no such file or directory')) {
+              return Promise.reject(new Error(PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_BUT_LIKELY_SUCCESSFUL));
+            }
+          }
           error = new Error(xhr.response.error.message);
         } else {
           error = new Error(__('Upload likely timed out. Try a smaller file while we work on this.'));