diff --git a/app/soapbox/middleware/errors.js b/app/soapbox/middleware/errors.js
index edec65a31..b5d9a36a3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/middleware/errors.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/middleware/errors.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { showAlertForError } from '../actions/alerts';
 const isFailType = type => type.endsWith('_FAIL');
 const isRememberFailType = type => type.endsWith('_REMEMBER_FAIL');
 
-const shouldShowError = ({ type, skipAlert }) => {
-  return !skipAlert && isFailType(type) && !isRememberFailType(type);
+const hasResponse = error => Boolean(error && error.response);
+
+const shouldShowError = ({ type, skipAlert, error }) => {
+  return !skipAlert && hasResponse(error) && isFailType(type) && !isRememberFailType(type);
 };
 
 export default function errorsMiddleware() {