diff --git a/helpers/errorHandlers.js b/helpers/errorHandlers.js
index b127cd90..3778eeeb 100644
--- a/helpers/errorHandlers.js
+++ b/helpers/errorHandlers.js
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ module.exports = {
     logger.error(`Request Error: ${originalUrl}`, module.exports.useObjectPropertiesIfNoKeys(error));
     postToStats(action, originalUrl, ip, null, null, error);
     if (error.response) {
-      res.status(error.response.status).send(error.response.data.error.message);
+      res.status(error.response.status).render('requestError', {message: error.response.data.error.message, status: error.response.status});
     } else if (error.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-      res.status(503).send('Connection refused.  The daemon may not be running.');
+      res.status(503).render('requestError', {message: 'Connection refused.  The daemon may not be running.', status: 503});
     } else if (error.message) {
-      res.status(400).send(error.message);
+      res.status(500).render('requestError', {message: error.message, status: 500});
     } else {
-      res.status(400).send(error);
+      res.status(400).render('requestError', {message: error, status: 400});
     }
   },
   handlePublishError (error) {
diff --git a/helpers/lbryApi.js b/helpers/lbryApi.js
index e342a0eb..bfd3139c 100644
--- a/helpers/lbryApi.js
+++ b/helpers/lbryApi.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 const axios = require('axios');
 const logger = require('winston');
 
-function handleResponse ({ data }, resolve, reject) {
-  logger.debug('handling lbry api response...');
+function handleLbrynetResponse ({ data }, resolve, reject) {
+  logger.debug('lbry api data:', data);
   if (data.result) {
     // check for an error
     if (data.result.error) {
+      logger.debug('Lbrynet api error:', data.result.error);
       reject(data.result.error);
       return;
     };
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
           params: publishParams,
         })
         .then(response => {
-          handleResponse(response, resolve, reject);
+          handleLbrynetResponse(response, resolve, reject);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           reject(error);
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
           params: { uri, timeout: 20 },
         })
         .then(response => {
-          handleResponse(response, resolve, reject);
+          handleLbrynetResponse(response, resolve, reject);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           reject(error);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
           params: { name: claimName },
         })
         .then(response => {
-          handleResponse(response, resolve, reject);
+          handleLbrynetResponse(response, resolve, reject);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           reject(error);
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = {
         })
         .then(response => {
           logger.verbose('createChannel response:', response);
-          handleResponse(response, resolve, reject);
+          handleLbrynetResponse(response, resolve, reject);
         })
         .catch(error => {
           logger.error('createChannel error:', error);
diff --git a/views/requestError.handlebars b/views/requestError.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83e56144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/requestError.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="row row--padded">
+    <h3>Error</h3>
+    <p>Unfortnately, Spee.ch encountered an error.  You can help us out, by reporting the below error message in the #speech channel on <a class="link--primary" href="https://discord.gg/YjYbwhS" target="_blank">LBRY Discord</a>!</p>
+    <p>status: {{status}}</p>
+    <p>message: {{message}}</p>
+</div>