diff --git a/app/components/GlobalError/GlobalError.js b/app/components/GlobalError/GlobalError.js
index cf566b03..6fffab17 100644
--- a/app/components/GlobalError/GlobalError.js
+++ b/app/components/GlobalError/GlobalError.js
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { MdClose } from 'react-icons/lib/md'
 import styles from './GlobalError.scss'
 
-const GlobalError = ({ error, clearError }) => {
-  console.log('error: ', error)
-  return (
-    <div className={`${styles.container} ${!error && styles.closed}`}>
-      <div className={styles.content}>
-        <div className={styles.close} onClick={clearError}>
-          <MdClose />
-        </div>
-        <h2>{error}</h2>
+const GlobalError = ({ error, clearError }) => (
+  <div className={`${styles.container} ${!error && styles.closed}`}>
+    <div className={styles.content}>
+      <div className={styles.close} onClick={clearError}>
+        <MdClose />
       </div>
+      <h2>{error}</h2>
     </div>
-  )
-}
+  </div>
+)
+
 
 
 GlobalError.propTypes = {
diff --git a/app/lnd/methods/index.js b/app/lnd/methods/index.js
index 193ed793..0d0dd348 100644
--- a/app/lnd/methods/index.js
+++ b/app/lnd/methods/index.js
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ export default function (lnd, event, msg, data) {
             })
           )
         )
-        .catch(error => console.log('addInvoice error: ', error))
+        .catch(error => {
+          console.log('addInvoice error: ', error)
+          event.sender.send('invoiceFailed', { error: error.toString() })
+        })
       break
     case 'sendPayment':
     // Payment looks like { payment_preimage: Buffer, payment_route: Object }
diff --git a/app/reducers/invoice.js b/app/reducers/invoice.js
index e151ccf8..795544c9 100644
--- a/app/reducers/invoice.js
+++ b/app/reducers/invoice.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { fetchBalance } from './balance'
 import { setFormType } from './form'
 import { setPayInvoice } from './payform'
 import { resetRequestForm } from './requestform'
+import { setError } from './error'
 
 import { showNotification } from '../notifications'
 import { btc, usd } from '../utils'
@@ -71,12 +72,6 @@ export function sendInvoice() {
   }
 }
 
-export function invoiceFailed() {
-  return {
-    type: INVOICE_FAILED
-  }
-}
-
 // Send IPC event for a specific invoice
 export const fetchInvoice = payreq => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(getInvoice())
@@ -117,6 +112,11 @@ export const createdInvoice = (event, invoice) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch(resetRequestForm())
 }
 
+export const invoiceFailed = (event, { error }) => dispatch => {
+  dispatch({ type: INVOICE_FAILED })
+  dispatch(setError(error))
+}
+
 // Listen for invoice updates pushed from backend from subscribeToInvoices 
 export const invoiceUpdate = (event, { invoice }) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({ type: UPDATE_INVOICE, invoice })
diff --git a/app/reducers/ipc.js b/app/reducers/ipc.js
index f2cea7a7..0b3f7a8f 100644
--- a/app/reducers/ipc.js
+++ b/app/reducers/ipc.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from './channels'
 import { lightningPaymentUri } from './payform'
 import { receivePayments, paymentSuccessful, paymentFailed } from './payment'
-import { receiveInvoices, createdInvoice, receiveFormInvoice, invoiceUpdate } from './invoice'
+import { receiveInvoices, createdInvoice, receiveFormInvoice, invoiceUpdate, invoiceFailed } from './invoice'
 import { receiveBalance } from './balance'
 import {
   receiveTransactions,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const ipc = createIpc({
   receiveInvoices,
   receiveInvoice: receiveFormInvoice,
   createdInvoice,
+  invoiceFailed,
   invoiceUpdate,
 
   receiveBalance,