diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/client/ClientThread.java b/client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/client/ClientThread.java
index fccfd19..709fc37 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/client/ClientThread.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/client/ClientThread.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ClientThread implements Runnable {
                 out.close();
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.err.println(e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/desktop-client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/desktop/ClientThread.java b/desktop-client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/desktop/ClientThread.java
index 48825b9..87a9660 100644
--- a/desktop-client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/desktop/ClientThread.java
+++ b/desktop-client/src/main/java/org/orinprojects/desktop/ClientThread.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class ClientThread implements Runnable {
             } catch (NoSuchPaddingException | IllegalBlockSizeException | IOException | NoSuchAlgorithmException |
                      InvalidKeySpecException | BadPaddingException |InvalidKeyException | InvalidAlgorithmParameterException e) {
                 Platform.runLater(() -> {
-                    Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, "Disconnected from server!");
+                    Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, e.getMessage());
                     alert.show();
                 });
 
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ public class ClientThread implements Runnable {
                 out.close();
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            Platform.runLater(() -> {
+                Alert alert = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.ERROR, e.getMessage());
+                alert.show();
+            });
         }
     }
 }