diff --git a/web_server/html/js/apscan.js b/web_server/html/js/apscan.js
index 4d8b434..e9dd4c5 100644
--- a/web_server/html/js/apscan.js
+++ b/web_server/html/js/apscan.js
@@ -32,7 +32,15 @@ function getEncryption(num) {
 function getResults() {
   toggleScan(true);
   getResponse("APScanResults.json", function(responseText) {
-    var res = JSON.parse(responseText);
+    var res;
+    try {
+      res = JSON.parse(responseText);
+    } catch(e) {
+      // wut
+      showMessage("JSON Parsing failed :-(", 2500);
+      return;
+    }
+    // TODO: more sanity checks on res && res.aps
     res.aps = res.aps.sort(compare);
     networkInfo.innerHTML = res.aps.length;
     apMAC.innerHTML = "";
diff --git a/web_server/html/js/attack.js b/web_server/html/js/attack.js
index 936fb71..74a4c20 100644
--- a/web_server/html/js/attack.js
+++ b/web_server/html/js/attack.js
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ var data = {};
 
 function getResults() {
   getResponse("attackInfo.json", function(responseText) {
-    var res = JSON.parse(responseText);
+    var res;
+    try {
+      res = JSON.parse(responseText);
+    } catch(e) {
+      // wut
+      showMessage("JSON Parsing failed :-(", 2500);
+      return;
+    }
+    // TODO: more sanity checks on res && res.aps
     var aps = "";
     var clients = "";
     var tr = "<tr><th>Attack</th><th>Status</th><th>Start/Stop</th></tr>";
diff --git a/web_server/html/js/functions.js b/web_server/html/js/functions.js
index 8f2c73c..f2916c4 100644
--- a/web_server/html/js/functions.js
+++ b/web_server/html/js/functions.js
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ function showMessage(msg, closeAfter){
 	}
 }
 
+
 function getResponse(adr, callback, timeoutCallback, timeout, method){
+  
 	if(timeoutCallback === undefined) {
 		timeoutCallback = function(){
-			showMessage("error loading "+adr);
+			showMessage("Timeout loading "+adr);
 		};
 	}
 	if(timeout === undefined) timeout = 8000; 
@@ -49,4 +51,12 @@ function getResponse(adr, callback, timeoutCallback, timeout, method){
 	xmlhttp.send();
 	xmlhttp.timeout = timeout;
 	xmlhttp.ontimeout = timeoutCallback;
+    
+    xmlhttp.onabort = function(e) {
+      showMessage("ABORT "+adr);
+    };
+    xmlhttp.onerror = function(e) {
+      showMessage("ERROR loading "+adr +" :: "+ this.statusText);
+    };
+    
 }
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