diff --git a/src/js/services/fs-xhr.js b/src/js/services/fs-xhr.js
index 2d8635d0..1f91d98a 100644
--- a/src/js/services/fs-xhr.js
+++ b/src/js/services/fs-xhr.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ define('services/fs-xhr',['q','jquery'],function(Q,$) {
         this._get(url).done(function(data) {
             def.resolve(data);
         }).fail(function(data) {
+            if(data.statusText === "error"){ //status text given when server is inaccessible
+                alert("Server is inaccessible!")
+            }
             def.reject(data);
         });
 
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ define('services/fs-xhr',['q','jquery'],function(Q,$) {
         this._post(url,data).done(function(data) {
             def.resolve(data);
         }).fail(function(data) {
+            if(data.statusText === "error"){ //status text given when server is inaccessible
+                alert("Server is inaccessible!")
+            }
             def.reject(data);
         });
         return def.promise;
@@ -40,6 +46,9 @@ define('services/fs-xhr',['q','jquery'],function(Q,$) {
         var def = Q.defer();
         var url = baseurl+path;
         this._delete(url).done(function(data) {
+            if(data.statusText === "error"){ //status text given when server is inaccessible
+                alert("Server is inaccessible!")
+            }
             def.resolve(data);
         }).fail(function(data) {
             def.reject(data);
diff --git a/src/js/services/ng-message.js b/src/js/services/ng-message.js
index c12324cf..0c8595fa 100644
--- a/src/js/services/ng-message.js
+++ b/src/js/services/ng-message.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ define('services/ng-message',[
             var ws;
 
             function init() {
-                if (ws) {
+                if (ws && ws.readyState === 1) {//the socket has to be open to work
                     return $q.when(ws);
                 }
                 return $settings.init().then(function(settings) {
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ define('services/ng-message',[
                         def.resolve(ws);
                     };
                     ws.onerror = function(e){
+                        if(e.type === "error"){
+                            alert("mhub server is inaccessible!")
+                        }
                         log("socket error", e);
                     };
                     ws.onclose = function() {