diff --git a/app/containers/Root.js b/app/containers/Root.js
index 7adf870d..4381ef97 100644
--- a/app/containers/Root.js
+++ b/app/containers/Root.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { ConnectedRouter } from 'react-router-redux'
 import { Switch, Route } from 'react-router'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { hot } from 'react-hot-loader'
+import GlobalError from 'components/GlobalError'
+
+import { clearError } from 'reducers/error'
 
 import {
   setConnectionType,
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ import App from './App'
 import Activity from './Activity'
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
+  clearError,
   setConnectionType,
   setConnectionString,
   setConnectionHost,
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   theme: state.settings.theme,
   balance: state.balance,
   currentTicker: tickerSelectors.currentTicker(state),
+  error: state.error,
   syncPercentage: lndSelectors.syncPercentage(state),
   passwordIsValid: onboardingSelectors.passwordIsValid(state),
   passwordMinCharsError: onboardingSelectors.passwordMinCharsError(state),
@@ -218,7 +223,16 @@ class Root extends Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { balance, currentTicker, history, lnd, onboardingProps, syncingProps } = this.props
+    const {
+      balance,
+      clearError,
+      currentTicker,
+      error: { error },
+      history,
+      lnd,
+      onboardingProps,
+      syncingProps
+    } = this.props
 
     if (!onboardingProps.onboarding.onboarded) {
       return (
@@ -227,6 +241,7 @@ class Root extends Component {
             theme={onboardingProps.theme}
             visible={!onboardingProps.onboarding.onboarding}
           />
+          <GlobalError error={error} clearError={clearError} />
           <Onboarding {...onboardingProps} />
           <Syncing {...syncingProps} />
         </div>
@@ -267,6 +282,8 @@ class Root extends Component {
 
 Root.propTypes = {
   balance: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  clearError: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  error: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   fetchTicker: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   currentTicker: PropTypes.object,
   history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/lib/zap/controller.js b/app/lib/zap/controller.js
index c698ca7d..f1bb0497 100644
--- a/app/lib/zap/controller.js
+++ b/app/lib/zap/controller.js
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ class ZapController {
         else if (e.code === 'LND_GRPC_MACAROON_ERROR') {
           errors.macaroon = e.message
         }
+        // Other error codes such as UNAVAILABLE most likely indicate that there is a problem with the host.
+        else {
+          errors.host = `Unable to connect to host: ${e.details || e.message}`
+        }
 
         // The `startLightningWallet` call attempts to call the `getInfo` method on the Lightning service in order to
         // verify that it is accessible. If it is not, an error 12 is throw whcih is the gRPC code for `UNIMPLEMENTED`
@@ -196,11 +200,6 @@ class ZapController {
           return this.startWalletUnlocker()
         }
 
-        // Other error codes such as UNAVAILABLE most likely indicate that there is a problem with the host.
-        else {
-          errors.host = `Unable to connect to host: ${e.details || e.message}`
-        }
-
         // Notify the app of errors.
         this.sendMessage('startLndError', errors)
         throw e
@@ -436,7 +435,15 @@ class ZapController {
    */
   _registerIpcListeners() {
     ipcMain.on('startLnd', (event, options: onboardingOptions) => this.finishOnboarding(options))
-    ipcMain.on('startLightningWallet', () => this.startLightningWallet())
+    ipcMain.on('startLightningWallet', () =>
+      this.startLightningWallet().catch(e => {
+        // Notify the app of errors.
+        this.sendMessage('startLndError', e.message)
+
+        // Return back to the start of the onboarding process.
+        return this.startOnboarding()
+      })
+    )
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/reducers/onboarding.js b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
index b42dfa4e..10f51343 100644
--- a/app/reducers/onboarding.js
+++ b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createSelector } from 'reselect'
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron'
 import get from 'lodash.get'
 import { fetchInfo } from './info'
+import { setError } from './error'
 
 // ------------------------------------
 // Constants
@@ -292,14 +293,19 @@ export const startOnboarding = (event, lndConfig = {}) => dispatch => {
 
 // Listener for errors connecting to LND gRPC
 export const startLndError = (event, errors) => (dispatch, getState) => {
-  dispatch(setStartLndError(errors))
   const connectionType = connectionTypeSelector(getState())
 
   switch (connectionType) {
+    case 'local':
+      dispatch(setError(errors))
+      dispatch({ type: CHANGE_STEP, step: 0.1 })
+      break
     case 'custom':
+      dispatch(setStartLndError(errors))
       dispatch({ type: CHANGE_STEP, step: 0.2 })
       break
     case 'btcpayserver':
+      dispatch(setStartLndError(errors))
       dispatch({ type: CHANGE_STEP, step: 0.3 })
       break
   }