diff --git a/plugin/main.ts b/plugin/main.ts
index 4ebc72a..8d14162 100644
--- a/plugin/main.ts
+++ b/plugin/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { MarkdownView, Menu, Plugin, TAbstractFile, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import {
+	MarkdownView,
+	Menu,
+	Notice,
+	Plugin,
+	TAbstractFile,
+	TFile,
+} from "obsidian";
 import { NoteSharingService } from "src/NoteSharingService";
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "src/obsidian/PluginSettings";
 import SettingsTab from "src/obsidian/SettingsTab";
@@ -76,7 +83,18 @@ export default class NoteSharingPlugin extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	async shareNote(mdText: string) {
-		const res = await this.noteSharingService.shareNote(mdText);
-		new SharedNoteSuccessModal(this, res.view_url, res.expire_time).open();
+		this.noteSharingService
+			.shareNote(mdText)
+			.then((res) => {
+				new SharedNoteSuccessModal(
+					this,
+					res.view_url,
+					res.expire_time
+				).open();
+			})
+			.catch((err: Error) => {
+				console.error(err);
+				new Notice(err.message, 7500);
+			});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/NoteSharingService.ts b/plugin/src/NoteSharingService.ts
index 46e4c75..e8b5a08 100644
--- a/plugin/src/NoteSharingService.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/NoteSharingService.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ export class NoteSharingService {
 			returnValue.expire_time = moment(returnValue.expire_time);
 			return <Response>returnValue;
 		}
-		throw Error("Did not get expected response from server on note POST.");
+		throw Error(
+			`Error uploading encrypted note (${res.status}): ${res.text}`
+		);
 	}
 
 	private sanitizeNote(mdText: string): string {
diff --git a/server/prisma/dev.db b/server/prisma/dev.db
index 1304bbb..0fc7f04 100644
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