diff --git a/public/views/modals/amazon-card-details.html b/public/views/modals/amazon-card-details.html
index 80320db02..377bfe3ff 100644
--- a/public/views/modals/amazon-card-details.html
+++ b/public/views/modals/amazon-card-details.html
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@
         <div ng-show="!card.claimCode">
           <div class="m10t">
             Status:
-            <span class="text-bold">
+            <span class="text-bold" ng-show="card.status == 'PENDING'">
               PENDING
             </span>
+            <span class="text-bold" ng-show="card.status == 'FAILURE'">
+              FAILURE
+            </span>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="size-12 m10t text-center">
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@
           </button>
         </div>
         <div class="text-warning m10" ng-show="card.status == 'FAILURE'">
-          There was a failure to the create gift card that could not be recoverable. Please, contact BitPay to refund your bitcoin
+          There was a failure to the create gift card. Please, contact BitPay to refund your bitcoin
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/buyAmazon.js b/src/js/controllers/buyAmazon.js
index 67bada577..d73cdb265 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/buyAmazon.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/buyAmazon.js
@@ -194,14 +194,16 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('buyAmazonController',
       amazonService.createGiftCard(dataSrc, function(err, giftCard) {
         $log.debug("creating gift card " + count);
         if (err) {
+          giftCard = {};
+          giftCard.status = 'FAILURE';
           ongoingProcess.set('Processing Transaction...', false);
           self.error = bwcError.msg(err);
           self.errorInfo = dataSrc;
           $timeout(function() {
             $scope.$digest();
           });
-          return;
         }
+
         if (giftCard.status == 'PENDING' && count < 3) {
           $log.debug("pending gift card not available yet");
           self.debounceCreate(count + 1, dataSrc, dataSrc);
diff --git a/src/js/services/amazonService.js b/src/js/services/amazonService.js
index e22947dba..c3fe61223 100644
--- a/src/js/services/amazonService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/amazonService.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('amazonService', function($http, $lo
     };
 
     $http(_postBitPay('/amazon-gift/redeem', dataSrc)).then(function(data) {
-      var status = data.data.status == ('new' || 'paid') ? 'PENDING' : data.data.status;
+      var status = data.data.status == 'new' ? 'PENDING' : (data.data.status == 'paid') ? 'PENDING' : data.data.status;
       data.data.status = status;
       $log.info('Amazon.com Gift Card Create/Update: ' + status);
       return cb(null, data.data);