3 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/leap.js b/app/assets/javascripts/leap.js
index c8fbcf5..c12a2d6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/leap.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/leap.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // add a bootstrap alert to the page via javascript.
 //
 function alert_message(msg) {
-  $('#messages').append('<div class="alert alert-error"><a class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</a><span>'+msg+'</span></div>');
+  $('#messages').append('<div class="alert alert-error"><a class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</a><pre>'+msg+'</pre></div>');
 }
 
 ClientSideValidations.formBuilders['SimpleForm::FormBuilder'].wrappers.bootstrap = ClientSideValidations.formBuilders['SimpleForm::FormBuilder'].wrappers["default"];
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/srp/src/jqueryRest.js b/app/assets/javascripts/srp/src/jqueryRest.js
index 0c58eb2..437bd65 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/srp/src/jqueryRest.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/srp/src/jqueryRest.js
@@ -88,10 +88,17 @@ srp.remote = (function(){
   // the http error response.
   function error(xhr, text, thrown)
   {
-    if (xhr.responseText && xhr.responseText != "")
-      srp.error($.parseJSON(xhr.responseText));
-    else
-      srp.error("Server did not respond.");
+    var message;
+    if (xhr.responseText && xhr.responseText != "") {
+      try {
+        message = $.parseJSON(xhr.responseText);
+      } catch (err) {
+        message = xhr.responseText;
+      }
+    } else {
+      message = "Server did not respond.";
+    }
+    srp.error(message);
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users.js b/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
index 3dae526..4b5198f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
   }
 
   function extractErrors(message) {
-    if ($.isPlainObject(message) && message.errors) {
-      return message.errors;
+    if ($.isPlainObject(message)) {
+      return message.errors || { base: message.error };
     } else {
       return {
-        base: (message.error || JSON.stringify(message))
+        base: message
       };
     }
   }