diff --git a/js/ctrls/alert.js b/js/ctrls/alert.js
index 573321f..df5e8cf 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/alert.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/alert.js
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ angular.module('webui.ctrls.alert', [
 
   alerts.addAlerter(function(msg, type) {
     type = type || 'warning';
-    scope.pendingAlerts.push({ msg: msg, type: type });
+    var obj = { msg: msg, type: type };
+    scope.pendingAlerts.push(obj);
+
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      var ind = scope.pendingAlerts.indexOf(obj);
+      if (ind != -1) scope.removeAlert(ind);
+    }, 5000);
+
     scope.$digest();
   });
 
diff --git a/js/ctrls/download.js b/js/ctrls/download.js
index 3028582..023da43 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/download.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/download.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ angular
 ])
 .controller('DownloadCtrl', [ '$scope', '$rpc', '$utils', '$settings', '$alerts',
 function(scope, rpc, utils, sett, alerts) {
-  console.log(sett);
   scope.active = [], scope.waiting = [], scope.stopped = [];
 
   // pause the download
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ function(scope, rpc, utils, sett, alerts) {
   // start filling in the model of active,
   // waiting and stopped download
   rpc.subscribe('tellActive', [], function(data) {
-    console.log('got active data');
     scope.$apply(function() {
       utils.mergeMap(data[0], scope.active, scope.getCtx);
     });
diff --git a/js/services/rpc/helpers.js b/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
index b83d997..31dba44 100644
--- a/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
+++ b/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 angular.module('webui.services.rpc.helpers', [
-  'webui.services.deps', 'webui.services.rpc'
+  'webui.services.deps', 'webui.services.rpc', 'webui.services.alerts'
 ])
-.factory('$rpchelpers', ['$_', '$rpc', function(_, rpc) {
+.factory('$rpchelpers', ['$_', '$rpc', '$alerts', function(_, rpc, alerts) {
   return {
     addUris: function(uris) {
       var cnt = 0;
-      var cb = function(ret) {
+      var cb = function(data) {
         cnt--;
         if (!cnt) {
           // close modal
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ angular.module('webui.services.rpc.helpers', [
     },
     addTorrents: function(txts) {
       var cnt = 0;
-      var cb = function(ret) {
+      var cb = function(data) {
         cnt--;
         if (!cnt) {
           // close modal
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ angular.module('webui.services.rpc.helpers', [
     },
     addMetalinks: function(txts) {
       var cnt = 0;
-      var cb = function(ret) {
+      var cb = function(data) {
         cnt--;
         if (!cnt) {
           // close modal
diff --git a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
index 4c48bc2..b7f7171 100644
--- a/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
+++ b/js/services/rpc/rpc.js
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ angular
       name: 'system.multicall',
       params: [params],
       success: function(data) {
+
         // configuration worked, leave this as it is
         configurations = [];
         _.each(data.result, function(d, i) {
           var handle = subscriptions[i];
           if (handle) {
+            if (d.code) {
+              alerts.addAlert(d.message, 'error');
+            }
             handle.cb(d);
             if (handle.once) {
               subscriptions[i] = null;