diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/tabs/ThumbOverviewTab.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/tabs/ThumbOverviewTab.java
index 96edf6c1..6d69d316 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/tabs/ThumbOverviewTab.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/tabs/ThumbOverviewTab.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class ThumbOverviewTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
     private final SimpleBooleanProperty preserveAspectRatio = new SimpleBooleanProperty(true);
     ProgressIndicator progressIndicator;
     Label noResultsFound = new Label("Nothing found!");
+    Label errorLabel = new Label("");
 
     private ComboBox<Integer> thumbWidth;
 
@@ -355,8 +356,7 @@ public class ThumbOverviewTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
         gridLock.lock();
         try {
             ObservableList<Node> nodes = grid.getChildren();
-            nodes.remove(progressIndicator);
-            nodes.remove(noResultsFound);
+            nodes.removeAll(progressIndicator, noResultsFound, errorLabel);
 
             // first remove models, which are not in the updated list
             removeModelsMissingInUpdate(nodes, models);
@@ -626,12 +626,17 @@ public class ThumbOverviewTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
         if (event.getSource().getException() != null) {
             if (event.getSource().getException() instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
                 LOG.debug("Fetching model list timed out");
+                errorLabel.setText("Timeout while updating");
             } else {
                 LOG.error("Couldn't update model list", event.getSource().getException());
+                errorLabel.setText("Error while updating " + event.getSource().getException().getLocalizedMessage());
             }
         } else {
             LOG.error("Couldn't update model list {}", event.getEventType());
+            errorLabel.setText("Couldn't update model list " + event.getEventType());
         }
+        grid.getChildren().removeAll(progressIndicator, noResultsFound, errorLabel);
+        grid.getChildren().add(errorLabel);
     }
 
     void filter() {
@@ -779,7 +784,7 @@ public class ThumbOverviewTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
 
     @Override
     public void selected() {
-        grid.getChildren().remove(noResultsFound);
+        grid.getChildren().removeAll(noResultsFound, errorLabel);
         if (grid.getChildren().isEmpty()) {
             grid.getChildren().add(progressIndicator);
         }