diff --git a/helpers/errorHandlers.js b/helpers/errorHandlers.js
index 9aafc4b7..de970625 100644
--- a/helpers/errorHandlers.js
+++ b/helpers/errorHandlers.js
@@ -36,24 +36,18 @@ module.exports = {
   handleRequestError: function (action, originalUrl, ip, error, res) {
     logger.error(`Request Error on ${originalUrl}`, module.exports.useObjectPropertiesIfNoKeys(error));
     postToStats(action, originalUrl, ip, null, null, error);
-    const errorStatusAndMessage = this.returnErrorMessageAndStatus(error);
+    const [status, message] = this.returnErrorMessageAndStatus(error);
     res
-        .status(errorStatusAndMessage[0])
-        .render('requestError', {
-          status : errorStatusAndMessage[0],
-          message: errorStatusAndMessage[1],
-        });
+      .status(status)
+      .render('requestError', this.createErrorResponsePayload(status, message));
   },
   handleApiError: function (action, originalUrl, ip, error, res) {
     logger.error(`Api ${action} Error on ${originalUrl}`, module.exports.useObjectPropertiesIfNoKeys(error));
     postToStats(action, originalUrl, ip, null, null, error);
-    const errorStatusAndMessage = this.returnErrorMessageAndStatus(error);
+    const [status, message] = this.returnErrorMessageAndStatus(error);
     res
-        .status(errorStatusAndMessage[0])
-        .json({
-          success: false,
-          message: errorStatusAndMessage[1],
-        });
+      .status(status)
+      .json(this.createErrorResponsePayload(status, message));
   },
   useObjectPropertiesIfNoKeys: function (err) {
     if (Object.keys(err).length === 0) {
@@ -65,4 +59,11 @@ module.exports = {
     }
     return err;
   },
+  createErrorResponsePayload (status, message) {
+    return {
+      status,
+      success: false,
+      message,
+    };
+  },
 };
diff --git a/public/assets/js/publishFileFunctions.js b/public/assets/js/publishFileFunctions.js
index 199d2f3b..995b40a7 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/publishFileFunctions.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/publishFileFunctions.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var publishFileFunctions = {
         this.updateUploadPercent('<p>Curious what magic is happening here? <a class="link--primary" target="blank" href="https://lbry.io/faq/what-is-lbry">Learn more.</a></p>');
     },
     showFilePublishFailure: function (msg){
-        this.updatePublishStatus('<p>Something went wrong...</p><p>' + msg + '</p><strong>For help, post the above error text in the #speech channel on the <a class="link--primary" href="https://discord.gg/YjYbwhS" target="_blank">lbry discord</a></strong>');
+        this.updatePublishStatus('<p>Something went wrong...</p><p><strong>' + msg + '</strong></p><p>For help, post the above error text in the #speech channel on the <a class="link--primary" href="https://discord.gg/YjYbwhS" target="_blank">lbry discord</a>');
         this.hidePublishProgressBar();
         this.hideUploadPercent();
     },