diff --git a/src/api/hooks.js b/src/api/hooks.js
index a30bd8d..da236d0 100644
--- a/src/api/hooks.js
+++ b/src/api/hooks.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * See /LICENSE for more information.
  */
 
-import { useReducer, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useReducer } from "react";
 
 import { ForisURLs } from "forisUrls";
 import {
-    API_STATE, API_ACTIONS, API_METHODS, TIMEOUT, HEADERS, getErrorMessage,
+    API_ACTIONS, API_METHODS, API_STATE, getErrorPayload, HEADERS, TIMEOUT,
 } from "./utils";
 
 const DATA_METHODS = ["POST", "PATCH", "PUT"];
@@ -30,19 +30,25 @@ function createAPIHook(method) {
             dispatch({ type: API_ACTIONS.INIT });
             try {
                 const request = API_METHODS[method];
-                const config = { timeout: TIMEOUT, headers };
+                const config = {
+                    timeout: TIMEOUT,
+                    headers,
+                };
                 let result;
                 if (DATA_METHODS.includes(method)) {
                     result = await request(url, data, config);
                 } else {
                     result = await request(url, config);
                 }
-                dispatch({ type: API_ACTIONS.SUCCESS, payload: result.data });
+                dispatch({
+                    type: API_ACTIONS.SUCCESS,
+                    payload: result.data,
+                });
             } catch (error) {
                 dispatch({
                     type: API_ACTIONS.FAILURE,
-                    payload: getErrorMessage(error),
-                    status: error.response.status,
+                    status: error.response && error.response.status,
+                    payload: getErrorPayload(error),
                 });
             }
         }, [url, contentType]);
diff --git a/src/api/utils.js b/src/api/utils.js
index 18a76e3..8e6c23b 100644
--- a/src/api/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/utils.js
@@ -52,10 +52,27 @@ function getCookie(name) {
     return cookieValue;
 }
 
-export function getErrorMessage(error) {
-    let payload = "An unknown error occurred";
-    if (error.response.headers["content-type"] === "application/json") {
-        payload = error.response.data;
+export function getErrorPayload(error) {
+    if (error.response) {
+        if (error.response.status === 403) {
+            return _("The session is expired. Please log in again.");
+        }
+        return getJSONErrorMessage(error);
     }
-    return payload;
+    if (error.code === "ECONNABORTED") {
+        return _("Timeout error occurred.");
+    }
+    if (error.request) {
+        return _("No response received.");
+    }
+    /* eslint no-console: "off" */
+    console.error(error);
+    return _("An unknown error occurred. Check the console for more info.");
+}
+
+export function getJSONErrorMessage(error) {
+    if (error.response.headers["content-type"] === "application/json") {
+        return error.response.data;
+    }
+    return _("An unknown API error occurred.");
 }
diff --git a/src/form/components/ForisForm.js b/src/form/components/ForisForm.js
index f739f5b..86b552b 100644
--- a/src/form/components/ForisForm.js
+++ b/src/form/components/ForisForm.js
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ export function ForisForm({
             postCallback();
             setAlert(_("Settings saved successfully"), ALERT_TYPES.SUCCESS);
         } else if (postState.state === API_STATE.ERROR) {
-            setAlert(_("Cannot save settings"));
+            setAlert(postState.data);
         }
-    }, [postCallback, postState.state, setAlert]);
+    }, [postCallback, postState.state, postState.data, setAlert]);
 
     if (forisModuleState.state === API_STATE.ERROR) {
         return <ErrorMessage />;