diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/SubscriptionsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/SubscriptionsFragment.kt
index 3018664c3..fe89aa229 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/SubscriptionsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/SubscriptionsFragment.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ class SubscriptionsFragment : BaseFragment() {
 
         if (viewModel.videoFeed.value == null) viewModel.fetchFeed()
 
+        // listen for error responses
+        viewModel.errorResponse.observe(viewLifecycleOwner) {
+            if (it) Toast.makeText(context, R.string.server_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        }
+
         viewModel.videoFeed.observe(viewLifecycleOwner) {
             if (!isShowingFeed()) return@observe
             if (it == null) return@observe
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/models/SubscriptionsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/models/SubscriptionsViewModel.kt
index 4640b2a03..7cd7213b7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/models/SubscriptionsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/models/SubscriptionsViewModel.kt
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ import com.github.libretube.util.PreferenceHelper
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import retrofit2.HttpException
-import java.io.IOException
 
 class SubscriptionsViewModel : ViewModel() {
+    var errorResponse = MutableLiveData<Boolean>().apply {
+        value = false
+    }
+
     var videoFeed = MutableLiveData<List<StreamItem>?>().apply {
         value = null
     }
@@ -37,12 +39,9 @@ class SubscriptionsViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         SubscriptionHelper.getFormattedLocalSubscriptions()
                     )
                 }
-            } catch (e: IOException) {
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                errorResponse.postValue(true)
                 Log.e(TAG(), e.toString())
-                Log.e(TAG(), "IOException, you might not have internet connection")
-                return@launch
-            } catch (e: HttpException) {
-                Log.e(TAG(), "HttpException, unexpected response")
                 return@launch
             }
             this@SubscriptionsViewModel.videoFeed.postValue(videoFeed)
@@ -65,12 +64,9 @@ class SubscriptionsViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         SubscriptionHelper.getFormattedLocalSubscriptions()
                     )
                 }
-            } catch (e: IOException) {
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                errorResponse.postValue(true)
                 Log.e(TAG(), e.toString())
-                Log.e(TAG(), "IOException, you might not have internet connection")
-                return@launch
-            } catch (e: HttpException) {
-                Log.e(TAG(), "HttpException, unexpected response")
                 return@launch
             }
             this@SubscriptionsViewModel.subscriptions.postValue(subscriptions)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
index c48d59a78..4fc253363 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/services/BackgroundMode.kt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class BackgroundMode : Service() {
          * Listens for changed playbackStates (e.g. pause, end)
          * Plays the next video when the current one ended
          */
-        player!!.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
+        player?.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
             override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(@Player.State state: Int) {
                 when (state) {
                     Player.STATE_ENDED -> {