diff --git a/src/webui/css/style.css b/src/webui/css/style.css
index a7c3f4499..f672936c3 100644
--- a/src/webui/css/style.css
+++ b/src/webui/css/style.css
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ h2 {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
 }
 
+#error_div {
+	color: #f00;
+	font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 h4 {
 	font-size: 11px;
 }
diff --git a/src/webui/index.html b/src/webui/index.html
index c120d6bb9..b357b1bbb 100644
--- a/src/webui/index.html
+++ b/src/webui/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 				<a id="pauseAllButton"><img class="mochaToolButton" title="Pause All" src="images/skin/pause_all.png"/></a>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<div id="pageWrapper">							
+		<div id="pageWrapper">						<span id="error_div"></span>	
 		<div id="myTabs" class="toolbarTabs">
 			<ul class="mootabs_title">
 				<li title="Tab1"><a>Downloads</a></li>
diff --git a/src/webui/scripts/client.js b/src/webui/scripts/client.js
index 2b9d61fa2..4751d922f 100644
--- a/src/webui/scripts/client.js
+++ b/src/webui/scripts/client.js
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ window.addEvent('domready', function(){
 			var request = new Request.JSON({
                                 url: url,
 				method: 'get',
-				onComplete: function(events) {
+				onFailure: function() {
+					$('error_div').set('html', 'qBittorrent client is not reachable');
+					waiting=false;
+					ajaxfn.delay(2000);
+				},
+				onSuccess: function(events) {
+					 $('error_div').set('html', '');
 					if(events){
             // Add new torrents or update them
             unfinished_hashes = myTable.getRowIds();
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ window.addEvent('domready', function(){
             });
 					}
 					waiting=false;
-					ajaxfn.delay(1000);
+					ajaxfn.delay(2000);
 				}
 			}).send();
 		}