diff --git a/web/react/components/create_comment.jsx b/web/react/components/create_comment.jsx
index 0b8eb4a077..9bcbad0796 100644
--- a/web/react/components/create_comment.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/create_comment.jsx
@@ -55,9 +55,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
             }.bind(this),
             function(err) {
+                var state = {};
+                state.server_error = err.message;
+
                 if (err.message === "Invalid RootId parameter") {
                     if ($('#post_deleted').length > 0) $('#post_deleted').modal('show');
                 }
+                else {
+                    this.setState(state);
+                }
             }.bind(this)
         );
     },