diff --git a/gui/qt/main_window.py b/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 2e3d83bff..c02aed956 100644
--- a/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
             amount = self.amount_e.get_amount()
             fee = self.fee_e.get_amount()
-            outputs = self.payto_e.get_outputs(False)
+            outputs = self.payto_e.get_outputs()
 
             if not is_fee: 
                 fee = None
@@ -1034,12 +1034,11 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
         if self.payment_request:
             outputs = self.payment_request.get_outputs()
         else:
-            try:
-                outputs = self.payto_e.get_outputs()
-            except ValueError as e:
-                traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout)
-                self.show_message(str(e))
+            errors = self.payto_e.get_errors()
+            if errors:
+                self.show_warning(_("Invalid Lines found:") + "\n\n" + '\n'.join([ _("Line #") + str(x[0]+1) + ": " + x[1] for x in errors]))
                 return
+            outputs = self.payto_e.get_outputs()
 
         if not outputs:
             QMessageBox.warning(self, _('Error'), _('No outputs'), _('OK'))
diff --git a/gui/qt/paytoedit.py b/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
index 18f62505f..4fd961755 100644
--- a/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
+++ b/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from qrtextedit import QRTextEdit
 import re
 from decimal import Decimal
 from electrum import bitcoin
-from electrum.i18n import _
 
 RE_ADDRESS = '[1-9A-HJ-NP-Za-km-z]{26,}'
 RE_ALIAS = '(.*?)\s*\<([1-9A-HJ-NP-Za-km-z]{26,})\>'
@@ -143,21 +142,17 @@ class PayToEdit(QRTextEdit):
             self.unlock_amount()
 
 
-    def get_outputs(self, show_err=True):
+    def get_errors(self):
+        return self.errors
+
+    def get_outputs(self):
         if self.payto_address:
             try:
                 amount = self.amount_edit.get_amount()
             except:
                 amount = None
-
             self.outputs = [('address', self.payto_address, amount)]
 
-        if self.errors != [] and show_err:
-            errtext = ""
-            for x in self.errors:
-                errtext += _("Line #") + str(x[0]+1) + ": " + x[1] + "\n"
-            raise ValueError(_("ABORTING! Invalid Lines found:") + "\n\n" + errtext)
-
         return self.outputs[:]