diff --git a/packages/nova-base-components/lib/posts/PostsList.jsx b/packages/nova-base-components/lib/posts/PostsList.jsx
index 4a784c665..0eb5b8eb7 100644
--- a/packages/nova-base-components/lib/posts/PostsList.jsx
+++ b/packages/nova-base-components/lib/posts/PostsList.jsx
@@ -3,14 +3,25 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { withList } from 'meteor/nova:core';
 import Posts from 'meteor/nova:posts';
 import { withCurrentUser } from 'meteor/nova:core';
+import { Alert } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
 const PostsList = (props) => {
 
-  const {results, loading, count, totalCount, loadMore, showHeader = true, networkStatus, currentUser} = props;
+  const {results, loading, count, totalCount, loadMore, showHeader = true, networkStatus, currentUser, error} = props;
 
   const loadingMore = networkStatus === 2;
 
-  if (results && results.length) {
+  if (error) {
+
+    return (
+      <div className="posts-list">
+        <Alert className="flash-message" bsStyle="danger">
+          {error.message}
+        </Alert>
+      </div>
+    )
+
+  } else if (results && results.length) {
 
     const hasMore = totalCount > results.length;
 
diff --git a/packages/nova-core/lib/containers/withList.js b/packages/nova-core/lib/containers/withList.js
index fb1ece91d..80211756b 100644
--- a/packages/nova-core/lib/containers/withList.js
+++ b/packages/nova-core/lib/containers/withList.js
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ const withList = (options) => {
                 // results = Utils.convertDates(collection, props.data[listResolverName]),
                 results = props.data[listResolverName],
                 totalCount = props.data[totalResolverName],
-                networkStatus = props.data.networkStatus;
+                networkStatus = props.data.networkStatus,
+                error = props.data.error;
 
           return {
             // see https://github.com/apollostack/apollo-client/blob/master/src/queries/store.ts#L28-L36
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ const withList = (options) => {
             totalCount,
             refetch,
             networkStatus,
+            error,
             count: results && results.length,
 
             // regular load more (reload everything)
diff --git a/packages/nova-routing/lib/routing-client.jsx b/packages/nova-routing/lib/routing-client.jsx
index 03861be04..05726aa71 100644
--- a/packages/nova-routing/lib/routing-client.jsx
+++ b/packages/nova-routing/lib/routing-client.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Meteor.startup(function initNovaRoutesAndApollo() {
 
       // configure apollo
       client = new ApolloClient(meteorClientConfig());
-      var apolloClientReducer = (state = initialState.apollo, action) => {
+      var apolloClientReducer = (state = initialState && initialState.apollo, action) => {
         return client.reducer()(state, action);
       };
       addReducer({apollo: apolloClientReducer});