diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
index 8a18a8e3f..369305dc8 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/assets.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '../constants/assets';
 
 import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 /**
  * Action disptacher related to assets
@@ -18,23 +19,30 @@ import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 // Get comments to fill each of the three lists on the mod queue
 export const fetchAssets = (skip = '', limit = '', search = '', sort = '', filter = '') => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_REQUEST});
-  return coralApi(`/assets?skip=${skip}&limit=${limit}&sort=${sort}&search=${search}&filter=${filter}`)
-  .then(({result, count}) =>
-    dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_SUCCESS,
-      assets: result,
-      count
-    }))
-    .catch((error) => dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_FAILURE, error}));
+  coralApi(`/assets?skip=${skip}&limit=${limit}&sort=${sort}&search=${search}&filter=${filter}`)
+    .then(({result, count}) =>
+      dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_SUCCESS,
+        assets: result,
+        count
+      }))
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch({type: FETCH_ASSETS_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+    });
 };
 
 // Update an asset state
 // Get comments to fill each of the three lists on the mod queue
 export const updateAssetState = (id, closedAt) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_REQUEST});
-  return coralApi(`/assets/${id}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: {closedAt}})
-  .then(() =>
-    dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_SUCCESS}))
-    .catch((error) => dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_FAILURE, error}));
+  coralApi(`/assets/${id}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: {closedAt}})
+    .then(() => dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_SUCCESS}))
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch({type: UPDATE_ASSET_STATE_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+    });
 };
 
 export const updateAssets = (assets) => (dispatch) => {
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
index 3a9e282ff..975865eef 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/auth.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import coralApi from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as Storage from 'coral-framework/helpers/storage';
 import {handleAuthToken} from 'coral-framework/actions/auth';
 import {resetWebsocket} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 //==============================================================================
 // SIGN IN
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const handleLogin = (email, password, recaptchaResponse) => (dispatch) =>
       dispatch(checkLoginSuccess(user));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
       if (error.translation_key === 'LOGIN_MAXIMUM_EXCEEDED') {
         dispatch({
           type: actions.LOGIN_MAXIMUM_EXCEEDED,
@@ -64,8 +66,9 @@ const forgotPassowordSuccess = () => ({
   type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_SUCCESS
 });
 
-const forgotPassowordFailure = () => ({
-  type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_FAILURE
+const forgotPassowordFailure = (error) => ({
+  type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_FAILURE,
+  error,
 });
 
 export const requestPasswordReset = (email) => (dispatch) => {
@@ -74,7 +77,11 @@ export const requestPasswordReset = (email) => (dispatch) => {
 
   return coralApi('/account/password/reset', {method: 'POST', body: {email,  loc: redirectUri}})
     .then(() => dispatch(forgotPassowordSuccess()))
-    .catch((error) => dispatch(forgotPassowordFailure(error)));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(forgotPassowordFailure(errorMessage));
+    });
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
-      dispatch(checkLoginFailure(`${error.translation_key}`));
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(checkLoginFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
index 36b9ffb0a..826594868 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '../constants/community';
 
 import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 export const fetchAccounts = (query = {}) => (dispatch) => {
 
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@ export const fetchAccounts = (query = {}) => (dispatch) => {
         totalPages
       });
     })
-    .catch((error) => dispatch({type: FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE, error}));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch({type: FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+    });
 };
 
 const requestFetchAccounts = () => ({
@@ -48,16 +53,16 @@ export const newPage = () => ({
 
 export const setRole = (id, role) => (dispatch) => {
 
-  return coralApi(`/users/${id}/role`, {method: 'POST', body: {role}})
+  coralApi(`/users/${id}/role`, {method: 'POST', body: {role}})
   .then(() => {
-    return dispatch({type: SET_ROLE, id, role});
+    dispatch({type: SET_ROLE, id, role});
   });
 };
 
 export const setCommenterStatus = (id, status) => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi(`/users/${id}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status}})
+  coralApi(`/users/${id}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status}})
   .then(() => {
-    return dispatch({type: SET_COMMENTER_STATUS, id, status});
+    dispatch({type: SET_COMMENTER_STATUS, id, status});
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
index 15413e220..a575557d6 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/install.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import coralApi from 'coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as actions from '../constants/install';
 import validate from 'coral-framework/helpers/validate';
 import errorMsj from 'coral-framework/helpers/error';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 export const nextStep = () => ({type: actions.NEXT_STEP});
 export const previousStep = () => ({type: actions.PREVIOUS_STEP});
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ const clearErrors = () => ({type: actions.CLEAR_ERRORS});
 
 const validation = (formData, dispatch, next) => {
   if (!(formData != null)) {
-    return dispatch(hasError());
+    dispatch(hasError());
+    return;
   }
 
   const validKeys = Object.keys(formData)
@@ -40,7 +42,8 @@ const validation = (formData, dispatch, next) => {
   });
 
   if (empty.length) {
-    return dispatch(hasError());
+    dispatch(hasError());
+    return;
   }
 
   // RegExp Validation
@@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ const validation = (formData, dispatch, next) => {
     });
 
   if (validation.length) {
-    return dispatch(hasError());
+    dispatch(hasError());
+    return;
   }
 
   dispatch(clearErrors());
@@ -83,14 +87,15 @@ export const submitUser = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
 export const finishInstall = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const data = getState().install.toJS().data;
   dispatch(installRequest());
-  return coralApi('/setup', {method: 'POST', body: data})
+  coralApi('/setup', {method: 'POST', body: data})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(installSuccess());
       dispatch(nextStep());
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
-      dispatch(installFailure(`${error.translation_key}`));
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(installFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
 
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ export const checkInstall = (next) => (dispatch) => {
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
-      dispatch(checkInstallFailure(`${error.translation_key}`));
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(checkInstallFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
index 65c200420..ba8b917ea 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 export const SETTINGS_LOADING = 'SETTINGS_LOADING';
 export const SETTINGS_RECEIVED = 'SETTINGS_RECEIVED';
@@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ export const fetchSettings = () => (dispatch) => {
       dispatch({type: SETTINGS_RECEIVED, settings});
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      dispatch({type: SETTINGS_FETCH_ERROR, error});
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch({type: SETTINGS_FETCH_ERROR, error: errorMessage});
     });
 };
 
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ export const saveSettingsToServer = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
       dispatch({type: SAVE_SETTINGS_SUCCESS, settings});
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      dispatch({type: SAVE_SETTINGS_FAILED, error});
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch({type: SAVE_SETTINGS_FAILED, error: errorMessage});
     });
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
index e888d5b74..27f2cf34f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import coralApi from '../../../coral-framework/helpers/request';
 import * as userTypes from '../constants/users';
+import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 
 /**
  * Action disptacher related to users
@@ -8,24 +9,36 @@ import * as userTypes from '../constants/users';
 export const userStatusUpdate = (status, userId, commentId) => {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_REQUEST});
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status: status, comment_id: commentId}})
+    coralApi(`/users/${userId}/status`, {method: 'POST', body: {status: status, comment_id: commentId}})
       .then((res) => dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_SUCCESS, res}))
-      .catch((error) => dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_FAILURE, error}));
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+        dispatch({type: userTypes.UPDATE_STATUS_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+      });
   };
 };
 
 // change status of a user
 export const sendNotificationEmail = (userId, subject, body) => {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/email`, {method: 'POST', body: {subject, body}})
-      .catch((error) => dispatch({type: userTypes.USER_EMAIL_FAILURE, error}));
+    coralApi(`/users/${userId}/email`, {method: 'POST', body: {subject, body}})
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+        dispatch({type: userTypes.USER_EMAIL_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+      });
   };
 };
 
 // let a user edit their username
 export const enableUsernameEdit = (userId) => {
   return (dispatch) => {
-    return coralApi(`/users/${userId}/username-enable`, {method: 'POST'})
-      .catch((error) => dispatch({type: userTypes.USERNAME_ENABLE_FAILURE, error}));
+    coralApi(`/users/${userId}/username-enable`, {method: 'POST'})
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+        dispatch({type: userTypes.USERNAME_ENABLE_FAILURE, error: errorMessage});
+      });
   };
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
index d252bb59f..24739ddde 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/asset.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const fetchAssetFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.FETCH_ASSET_FAILURE,
 
 const updateAssetSettingsRequest = () => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_REQUEST});
 const updateAssetSettingsSuccess = (settings) => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_SUCCESS, settings});
-const updateAssetSettingsFailure = () => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_FAILURE});
+const updateAssetSettingsFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.UPDATE_ASSET_SETTINGS_FAILURE, error});
 
 export const updateConfiguration = (newConfig) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const assetId = getState().asset.toJS().id;
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ export const updateConfiguration = (newConfig) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_update_settings')));
       dispatch(updateAssetSettingsSuccess(newConfig));
     })
-    .catch((error) => dispatch(updateAssetSettingsFailure(error)));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      dispatch(updateAssetSettingsFailure(error));
+    });
 };
 
 export const updateOpenStream = (closedBody) => (dispatch, getState) => {
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ export const updateOpenStream = (closedBody) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_update_settings')));
       dispatch(fetchAssetSuccess(closedBody));
     })
-    .catch((error) => dispatch(fetchAssetFailure(error)));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      dispatch(fetchAssetFailure(error));
+    });
 };
 
 const openStream = () => ({type: actions.OPEN_COMMENTS});
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
index 614b87632..995b5db50 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ export const createUsername = (userId, formData) => (dispatch) => {
       dispatch(updateUsername(formData));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      dispatch(createUsernameFailure(t(`error.${error.translation_key}`)));
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(createUsernameFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
 
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(signInRequest());
 
-    return coralApi('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
+    coralApi('/auth/local', {method: 'POST', body: formData})
       .then(({token}) => {
         if (!bowser.safari && !bowser.ios) {
           dispatch(handleAuthToken(token));
@@ -139,16 +141,20 @@ export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => {
         dispatch(hideSignInDialog());
       })
       .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
         if (error.metadata) {
 
           // the user might not have a valid email. prompt the user user re-request the confirmation email
           dispatch(
             signInFailure(t('error.email_not_verified', error.metadata))
           );
-        } else {
+        } else if (error.translation_key === 'NOT_AUTHORIZED') {
 
           // invalid credentials
-          dispatch(signInFailure(t('error.email_password')));
+          dispatch(signInFailure(t('error.email_password'), error.metadata));
+        } else {
+          const str = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+          dispatch(signInFailure(str));
         }
       });
   };
@@ -234,12 +240,8 @@ export const fetchSignUp = (formData) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       dispatch(signUpSuccess(user));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      let errorMessage = t(`error.${error.message}`);
-
-      // if there is no translation defined, just show the error string
-      if (errorMessage === `error.${error.message}`) {
-        errorMessage = error.message;
-      }
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
       dispatch(signUpFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
@@ -256,8 +258,9 @@ const forgotPasswordSuccess = () => ({
   type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_SUCCESS
 });
 
-const forgotPasswordFailure = () => ({
-  type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_FAILURE
+const forgotPasswordFailure = (error) => ({
+  type: actions.FETCH_FORGOT_PASSWORD_FAILURE,
+  error,
 });
 
 export const fetchForgotPassword = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
@@ -268,7 +271,11 @@ export const fetchForgotPassword = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     body: {email, loc: redirectUri}
   })
     .then(() => dispatch(forgotPasswordSuccess()))
-    .catch((error) => dispatch(forgotPasswordFailure(error)));
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(forgotPasswordFailure(errorMessage));
+    });
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -326,7 +333,8 @@ export const checkLogin = () => (dispatch) => {
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
-      dispatch(checkLoginFailure(`${error.translation_key}`));
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(checkLoginFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
 
@@ -352,7 +360,7 @@ const verifyEmailFailure = () => ({
 export const requestConfirmEmail = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const redirectUri = getState().auth.toJS().redirectUri;
   dispatch(verifyEmailRequest());
-  return coralApi('/users/resend-verify', {
+  coralApi('/users/resend-verify', {
     method: 'POST',
     body: {email},
     headers: {'X-Pym-Url': redirectUri}
@@ -360,11 +368,10 @@ export const requestConfirmEmail = (email) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(verifyEmailSuccess());
     })
-    .catch((err) => {
-
-      // email might have already been verifyed
-      dispatch(verifyEmailFailure(err));
-      throw err;
+    .catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(verifyEmailFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
index b978f686d..f18eb9151 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/user.js
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ const editUsernameFailure = (error) => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_FAILURE, er
 const editUsernameSuccess = () => ({type: actions.EDIT_USERNAME_SUCCESS});
 
 export const editName = (username) => (dispatch) => {
-  return coralApi('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: {username}})
+  coralApi('/account/username', {method: 'PUT', body: {username}})
     .then(() => {
       dispatch(editUsernameSuccess());
       dispatch(addNotification('success', t('framework.success_name_update')));
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      dispatch(editUsernameFailure(t(`error.${error.translation_key}`)));
+      console.error(error);
+      const errorMessage = error.translation_key ? t(`error.${error.translation_key}`) : error.toString();
+      dispatch(editUsernameFailure(errorMessage));
     });
 };