diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
index 8a98724f9..ea4179e3b 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabHomeController',
         walletService.getStatus(wallet, {}, function(err, status) {
           if (err) {
             if (err === 'WALLET_NOT_REGISTERED') wallet.error = gettextCatalog.getString('Wallet not registered');
-            else wallet.error = err;
+            else wallet.error = gettextCatalog.getString('Could not update');;
             $log.error(err);
           } else {
             wallet.error = null;
diff --git a/www/views/tab-home.html b/www/views/tab-home.html
index 2585f0604..c79dcf4c1 100644
--- a/www/views/tab-home.html
+++ b/www/views/tab-home.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
             <span class="tab-home__wallet__multisig-number" ng-if="wallet.n > 1">
               {{wallet.m}}-of-{{wallet.n}}
             </span>
-            <span ng-if="wallet.error" translate>{{wallet.error}}</span>
+            <span class="assertive" ng-if="wallet.error" translate>{{wallet.error}}</span>
           </span>
           &nbsp;
           </p>