diff --git a/website/client-old/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js b/website/client-old/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
index 164c353981..a50f7a4aa3 100644
--- a/website/client-old/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
+++ b/website/client-old/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ habitrpg.controller("ChallengesCtrl", ['$rootScope','$scope', 'Shared', 'User',
           .then(function (response) {
             var challenge = response.data.data;
             $scope.challenges = [challenge];
+          }).catch(function(err) {
+            $scope.challengeErrorMsg = err.data.message;
           });
       } else {
         Challenges.getUserChallenges()
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
index a5fa315a1f..8f40c9c22d 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/challenges.jade
@@ -210,3 +210,6 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.challenges.html')
             .panel-body(ng-class='{collapse: !$stateParams.cid == challenge._id}')
               .accordion-inner(ng-if='$stateParams.cid == challenge._id')
                 div(ui-view)
+
+  .container-fluid
+    .alert.alert-danger(ng-if='challengeErrorMsg') {{challengeErrorMsg}}