diff --git a/src/renderer/component/shapeShift/internal/active-shift.jsx b/src/renderer/component/shapeShift/internal/active-shift.jsx
index 7d2af51c9..5b7bd3d95 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/shapeShift/internal/active-shift.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/shapeShift/internal/active-shift.jsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ActiveShapeShift extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     }
   }
 
-  continousFetch: ?number;
+  continousFetch: ?IntervalID;
 
   render() {
     const {
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class ActiveShapeShift extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
         {shiftState === statuses.NO_DEPOSITS &&
           shiftReturnAddress && (
             <div className="help">
-              If the transaction doesn't go through, ShapeShift will return your {shiftCoinType}{' '}
-              back to {shiftReturnAddress}
+              {__("If the transaction doesn't go through, ShapeShift will return your")}{' '}
+              {shiftCoinType} {__('back to')} {shiftReturnAddress}
             </div>
           )}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/constants/shape_shift.js b/src/renderer/constants/shape_shift.js
index 1436f50d0..342cde4f4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/constants/shape_shift.js
+++ b/src/renderer/constants/shape_shift.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export const NO_DEPOSITS = 'no_deposits';
 export const RECEIVED = 'received';
 export const COMPLETE = 'complete';
+export const AVAILABLE = 'available';
+export const UNAVAILABLE = 'unavailable';
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/actions/shape_shift.js b/src/renderer/redux/actions/shape_shift.js
index 293b565ef..d68b54f9c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/actions/shape_shift.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/actions/shape_shift.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import Promise from 'bluebird';
+import * as SHAPESHIFT_STATUSES from 'constants/shape_shift';
 import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 import { coinRegexPatterns } from 'util/shape_shift';
 import type {
@@ -65,9 +66,15 @@ export const shapeShiftInit = () => (dispatch: Dispatch): ThunkAction => {
   return shapeShift
     .coinsAsync()
     .then(coinData => {
+      if (coinData.LBC.status === SHAPESHIFT_STATUSES.UNAVAILABLE) {
+        return dispatch({
+          type: ACTIONS.GET_SUPPORTED_COINS_FAIL,
+        });
+      }
+
       let supportedCoins = [];
       Object.keys(coinData).forEach(symbol => {
-        if (coinData[symbol].status === 'available') {
+        if (coinData[symbol].status === SHAPESHIFT_STATUSES.UNAVAILABLE) {
           supportedCoins.push(coinData[symbol]);
         }
       });
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ export const shapeShiftInit = () => (dispatch: Dispatch): ThunkAction => {
         type: ACTIONS.GET_SUPPORTED_COINS_SUCCESS,
         data: supportedCoins,
       });
-      dispatch(getCoinStats(supportedCoins[0]));
+      return dispatch(getCoinStats(supportedCoins[0]));
     })
     .catch(err => dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.GET_SUPPORTED_COINS_FAIL, data: err }));
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/shape_shift.js b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/shape_shift.js
index ea692e377..60d3216a6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/reducers/shape_shift.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/reducers/shape_shift.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export default handleActions(
     [ACTIONS.GET_SUPPORTED_COINS_FAIL]: (state: ShapeShiftState): ShapeShiftState => ({
       ...state,
       loading: false,
-      error: 'Error getting available coins',
+      error: __('There was an error. Please try again later.'),
     }),
 
     [ACTIONS.GET_COIN_STATS_START]: (