diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index 873f5d3d2..6f1a8d91c 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-lines */
 require('./editPage.less');
+require('../../styles/nav-item-error-container.less');
 const React = require('react');
 const createClass = require('create-react-class');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const request = require('superagent');
+const request = require('../../utils/request-middleware.js');
 const { Meta } = require('vitreum/headtags');
 
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 			alertLoginToTransfer   : false,
 			saveGoogle             : this.props.brew.googleId ? true : false,
 			confirmGoogleTransfer  : false,
-			errors                 : null,
+			error                  : null,
 			htmlErrors             : Markdown.validate(this.props.brew.text),
 			url                    : '',
 			autoSave               : true,
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 			url : window.location.href
 		});
 
-
 		this.savedBrew = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.props.brew)); //Deep copy
 
 		this.setState({ autoSave: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('AUTOSAVE_ON')) ?? true }, ()=>{
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 		this.setState((prevState)=>({
 			confirmGoogleTransfer : !prevState.confirmGoogleTransfer
 		}));
-		this.clearErrors();
+		this.setState({
+			error    : null,
+			isSaving : false
+		});
 	},
 
 	closeAlerts : function(event){
@@ -173,24 +176,16 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 		this.setState((prevState)=>({
 			saveGoogle : !prevState.saveGoogle,
 			isSaving   : false,
-			errors     : null
+			error      : null
 		}), ()=>this.save());
 	},
 
-	clearErrors : function(){
-		this.setState({
-			errors   : null,
-			isSaving : false
-
-		});
-	},
-
 	save : async function(){
 		if(this.debounceSave && this.debounceSave.cancel) this.debounceSave.cancel();
 
 		this.setState((prevState)=>({
 			isSaving   : true,
-			errors     : null,
+			error      : null,
 			htmlErrors : Markdown.validate(prevState.brew.text)
 		}));
 
@@ -205,8 +200,9 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 			.send(brew)
 			.catch((err)=>{
 				console.log('Error Updating Local Brew');
-				this.setState({ errors: err });
+				this.setState({ error: err.response });
 			});
+		if(!res) return;
 
 		this.savedBrew = res.body;
 		history.replaceState(null, null, `/edit/${this.savedBrew.editId}`);
@@ -266,75 +262,8 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	renderSaveButton : function(){
-		if(this.state.errors){
-			let errMsg = '';
-			try {
-				errMsg += `${this.state.errors.toString()}\n\n`;
-				errMsg += `\`\`\`\n${this.state.errors.stack}\n`;
-				errMsg += `${JSON.stringify(this.state.errors.response.error, null, '  ')}\n\`\`\``;
-				console.log(errMsg);
-			} catch (e){}
-
-			// if(this.state.errors.status == '401'){
-			// 	return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-			// 		Oops!
-			// 		<div className='errorContainer' onClick={this.clearErrors}>
-			// 		You must be signed in to a Google account
-			// 			to save this to<br />Google Drive!<br />
-			// 			<a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-			// 				href={`https://www.naturalcrit.com/login?redirect=${this.state.url}`}>
-			// 				<div className='confirm'>
-			// 					Sign In
-			// 				</div>
-			// 			</a>
-			// 			<div className='deny'>
-			// 				Not Now
-			// 			</div>
-			// 		</div>
-			// 	</Nav.item>;
-			// }
-
-			if(this.state.errors.response.req.url.match(/^\/api.*Google.*$/m)){
-				return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-					Oops!
-					<div className='errorContainer' onClick={this.clearErrors}>
-					Looks like your Google credentials have
-					expired! Visit our log in page to sign out
-					and sign back in with Google,
-					then try saving again!
-						<a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-							href={`https://www.naturalcrit.com/login?redirect=${this.state.url}`}>
-							<div className='confirm'>
-								Sign In
-							</div>
-						</a>
-						<div className='deny'>
-							Not Now
-						</div>
-					</div>
-				</Nav.item>;
-			}
-
-			if(this.state.errors.response.error.status === 409) {
-				const message = this.state.errors.response.body?.message;
-				return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-					Oops!
-					<div className='errorContainer'>
-						{message ? message : 'Conflict: please refresh to get latest changes'}
-					</div>
-				</Nav.item>;
-			}
-
-			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-				Oops!
-				<div className='errorContainer'>
-					Looks like there was a problem saving. <br />
-					Report the issue <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-						href={`https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery/issues/new?template=save_issue.yml&error-code=${encodeURIComponent(errMsg)}`}>
-						here
-					</a>.
-				</div>
-			</Nav.item>;
+		if(this.state.error){
+			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.js')(this, this.state.error);
 		}
 
 		if(this.state.autoSaveWarning && this.hasChanges()){
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
index 9d3f69221..2eb212f3f 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
@@ -26,74 +26,4 @@
 		padding : 0px;
 		margin  : -5px;
 	}
-	.errorContainer{
-		animation-name: glideDown;
-		animation-duration: 0.4s;
-		position         : absolute;
-		top              : 100%;
-		left             : 50%;
-		z-index          : 500;
-		width            : 140px;
-		padding          : 3px;
-		color            : white;
-		background-color : #333;
-		border           : 3px solid #444;
-		border-radius    : 5px;
-		transform        : translate(-50% + 3px, 10px);
-		text-align       : center;
-		font-size        : 10px;
-		font-weight      : 800;
-		text-transform   : uppercase;
-		a{
-			color : @teal;
-		}
-		&:before {
-			content: "";
-			width: 0px;
-			height: 0px;
-			position: absolute;
-			border-left: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-right: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-top: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-bottom: 10px solid #444;
-			left: 53px;
-			top: -23px;
-		}
-		&:after {
-			content: "";
-			width: 0px;
-			height: 0px;
-			position: absolute;
-			border-left: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-right: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-top: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-bottom: 10px solid #333;
-			left: 53px;
-			top: -19px;
-		}
-		.deny {
-			width            : 48%;
-		  margin           : 1px;
-			padding          : 5px;
-			background-color : #333;
-			display          : inline-block;
-			border-left      : 1px solid #666;
-			.animate(background-color);
-			&:hover{
-				background-color : red;
-			}
-		}
-		.confirm {
-			width            : 48%;
-			margin           : 1px;
-			padding          : 5px;
-			background-color : #333;
-			display          : inline-block;
-			color            : white;
-			.animate(background-color);
-			&:hover{
-				background-color : teal;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
index 7e9d9c3b4..228a406d7 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 require('./homePage.less');
+require('../../styles/nav-item-error-container.less');
 const React = require('react');
 const createClass = require('create-react-class');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const cx = require('classnames');
-const request = require('superagent');
+const request = require('../../utils/request-middleware.js');
 const { Meta } = require('vitreum/headtags');
 
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
@@ -31,14 +32,18 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 	getInitialState : function() {
 		return {
 			brew        : this.props.brew,
-			welcomeText : this.props.brew.text
+			welcomeText : this.props.brew.text,
+			error       : undefined
 		};
 	},
 	handleSave : function(){
 		request.post('/api')
 			.send(this.state.brew)
 			.end((err, res)=>{
-				if(err) return;
+				if(err) {
+					this.setState({ error: err.response });
+					return;
+				}
 				const brew = res.body;
 				window.location = `/edit/${brew.editId}`;
 			});
@@ -51,9 +56,16 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 			brew : { ...prevState.brew, text: text }
 		}));
 	},
+	renderSaveError : function(){
+		if(this.state.error) {
+			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.js')(this, this.state.error);
+		}
+		return null;
+	},
 	renderNavbar : function(){
 		return <Navbar ver={this.props.ver}>
 			<Nav.section>
+				{this.renderSaveError()}
 				<NewBrewItem />
 				<HelpNavItem />
 				<RecentNavItem />
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
index 719e89f22..b0320d8d2 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
@@ -40,4 +40,15 @@
 			right : 350px;
 		}
 	}
+
+	.navItem.save{
+		background-color: @orange;
+		&:hover{
+			background-color: @green;
+		}
+		&.error{
+			position         : relative;
+			background-color : @red;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
index cd197f5fb..8f9fc7649 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*eslint max-lines: ["warn", {"max": 300, "skipBlankLines": true, "skipComments": true}]*/
 require('./newPage.less');
+require('../../styles/nav-item-error-container.less');
 const React = require('react');
 const createClass = require('create-react-class');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const request = require('superagent');
+const request = require('../../utils/request-middleware.js');
 
 const Markdown = require('naturalcrit/markdown.js');
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 			brew       : brew,
 			isSaving   : false,
 			saveGoogle : (global.account && global.account.googleId ? true : false),
-			errors     : null,
+			error      : null,
 			htmlErrors : Markdown.validate(brew.text)
 		};
 	},
@@ -122,14 +123,6 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 		}));
 	},
 
-	clearErrors : function(){
-		this.setState({
-			errors   : null,
-			isSaving : false
-
-		});
-	},
-
 	save : async function(){
 		this.setState({
 			isSaving : true
@@ -152,7 +145,7 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 			.send(brew)
 			.catch((err)=>{
 				console.log(err);
-				this.setState({ isSaving: false, errors: err });
+				this.setState({ isSaving: false, error: err.response });
 			});
 		if(!res) return;
 
@@ -164,65 +157,8 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	renderSaveButton : function(){
-		if(this.state.errors){
-			let errMsg = '';
-			try {
-				errMsg += `${this.state.errors.toString()}\n\n`;
-				errMsg += `\`\`\`\n${this.state.errors.stack}\n`;
-				errMsg += `${JSON.stringify(this.state.errors.response.error, null, '  ')}\n\`\`\``;
-				console.log(errMsg);
-			} catch (e){}
-
-			// if(this.state.errors.status == '401'){
-			// 	return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-			// 		Oops!
-			// 		<div className='errorContainer' onClick={this.clearErrors}>
-			// 		You must be signed in to a Google account
-			// 			to save this to<br />Google Drive!<br />
-			// 			<a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-			// 				href={`https://www.naturalcrit.com/login?redirect=${this.state.url}`}>
-			// 				<div className='confirm'>
-			// 					Sign In
-			// 				</div>
-			// 			</a>
-			// 			<div className='deny'>
-			// 				Not Now
-			// 			</div>
-			// 		</div>
-			// 	</Nav.item>;
-			// }
-
-			if(this.state.errors.response.req.url.match(/^\/api.*Google.*$/m)){
-				return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-					Oops!
-					<div className='errorContainer' onClick={this.clearErrors}>
-					Looks like your Google credentials have
-					expired! Visit our log in page to sign out
-					and sign back in with Google,
-					then try saving again!
-						<a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-							href={`https://www.naturalcrit.com/login?redirect=${this.state.url}`}>
-							<div className='confirm'>
-								Sign In
-							</div>
-						</a>
-						<div className='deny'>
-							Not Now
-						</div>
-					</div>
-				</Nav.item>;
-			}
-
-			return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
-				Oops!
-				<div className='errorContainer'>
-					Looks like there was a problem saving. <br />
-					Report the issue <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
-						href={`https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery/issues/new?body=${encodeURIComponent(errMsg)}`}>
-						here
-					</a>.
-				</div>
-			</Nav.item>;
+		if(this.state.error){
+			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.js')(this, this.state.error);
 		}
 
 		if(this.state.isSaving){
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
index 4f39e626d..eb80cad38 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
@@ -9,74 +9,4 @@
 			background-color : @red;
 		}
 	}
-	.errorContainer{
-		animation-name: glideDown;
-		animation-duration: 0.4s;
-		position         : absolute;
-		top              : 100%;
-		left             : 50%;
-		z-index          : 100000;
-		width            : 140px;
-		padding          : 3px;
-		color            : white;
-		background-color : #333;
-		border           : 3px solid #444;
-		border-radius    : 5px;
-		transform        : translate(-50% + 3px, 10px);
-		text-align       : center;
-		font-size        : 10px;
-		font-weight      : 800;
-		text-transform   : uppercase;
-		a{
-			color : @teal;
-		}
-		&:before {
-			content: "";
-			width: 0px;
-			height: 0px;
-			position: absolute;
-			border-left: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-right: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-top: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-bottom: 10px solid #444;
-			left: 53px;
-			top: -23px;
-		}
-		&:after {
-			content: "";
-			width: 0px;
-			height: 0px;
-			position: absolute;
-			border-left: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-right: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-top: 10px solid transparent;
-			border-bottom: 10px solid #333;
-			left: 53px;
-			top: -19px;
-		}
-		.deny {
-			width            : 48%;
-			margin           : 1px;
-			padding          : 5px;
-			background-color : #333;
-			display          : inline-block;
-			border-left      : 1px solid #666;
-			.animate(background-color);
-			&:hover{
-				background-color : red;
-			}
-		}
-		.confirm {
-			width            : 48%;
-			margin           : 1px;
-			padding          : 5px;
-			background-color : #333;
-			display          : inline-block;
-			color            : white;
-			.animate(background-color);
-			&:hover{
-				background-color : teal;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/client/homebrew/styles/nav-item-error-container.less b/client/homebrew/styles/nav-item-error-container.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2161208c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/styles/nav-item-error-container.less
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+.navItem {
+  .errorContainer{
+    animation-name: glideDown;
+    animation-duration: 0.4s;
+    position         : absolute;
+    top              : 100%;
+    left             : 50%;
+    z-index          : 500;
+    width            : 140px;
+    padding          : 3px;
+    color            : white;
+    background-color : #333;
+    border           : 3px solid #444;
+    border-radius    : 5px;
+    transform        : translate(-50% + 3px, 10px);
+    text-align       : center;
+    font-size        : 10px;
+    font-weight      : 800;
+    text-transform   : uppercase;
+    a{
+      color : @teal;
+    }
+    &:before {
+      content: "";
+      width: 0px;
+      height: 0px;
+      position: absolute;
+      border-left: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-right: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-bottom: 10px solid #444;
+      left: 53px;
+      top: -23px;
+    }
+    &:after {
+      content: "";
+      width: 0px;
+      height: 0px;
+      position: absolute;
+      border-left: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-right: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
+      border-bottom: 10px solid #333;
+      left: 53px;
+      top: -19px;
+    }
+    .deny {
+      width            : 48%;
+      margin           : 1px;
+      padding          : 5px;
+      background-color : #333;
+      display          : inline-block;
+      border-left      : 1px solid #666;
+      .animate(background-color);
+      &:hover{
+        background-color : red;
+      }
+    }
+    .confirm {
+      width            : 48%;
+      margin           : 1px;
+      padding          : 5px;
+      background-color : #333;
+      display          : inline-block;
+      color            : white;
+      .animate(background-color);
+      &:hover{
+        background-color : teal;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.js b/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf3960a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+const React = require('react');
+const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
+
+module.exports = function(component, error){
+	const clearError = ()=>{
+		const state = {
+			error : null
+		};
+		if(component.state.isSaving) {
+			state.isSaving = false;
+		}
+		component.setState(state);
+	};
+
+	const status = error.status;
+	const message = error.body?.message;
+	let errMsg = '';
+	try {
+		errMsg += `${error.toString()}\n\n`;
+		errMsg += `\`\`\`\n${error.stack}\n`;
+		errMsg += `${JSON.stringify(error.error, null, '  ')}\n\`\`\``;
+		console.log(errMsg);
+	} catch (e){}
+
+	if(status === 409) {
+		return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
+            Oops!
+			<div className='errorContainer' onClick={clearError}>
+				{message ?? 'Conflict: please refresh to get latest changes'}
+			</div>
+		</Nav.item>;
+	} else if(status === 412) {
+		return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
+            Oops!
+			<div className='errorContainer' onClick={clearError}>
+				{message ?? 'Your client is out of date. Please save your changes elsewhere and refresh.'}
+			</div>
+		</Nav.item>;
+	}
+
+	if(error.req.url.match(/^\/api.*Google.*$/m)){
+		return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
+            Oops!
+			<div className='errorContainer' onClick={clearError}>
+                Looks like your Google credentials have
+                expired! Visit our log in page to sign out
+                and sign back in with Google,
+                then try saving again!
+				<a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'
+					href={`https://www.naturalcrit.com/login?redirect=${window.location.href}`}>
+					<div className='confirm'>
+                        Sign In
+					</div>
+				</a>
+				<div className='deny'>
+                    Not Now
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</Nav.item>;
+	}
+
+	return <Nav.item className='save error' icon='fas fa-exclamation-triangle'>
+        Oops!
+		<div className='errorContainer'>
+            Looks like there was a problem saving. <br />
+            Report the issue <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href={`https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery/issues/new?template=save_issue.yml&error-code=${encodeURIComponent(errMsg)}`}>
+            here
+			</a>.
+		</div>
+	</Nav.item>;
+};
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diff --git a/client/homebrew/utils/request-middleware.js b/client/homebrew/utils/request-middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..441218521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/utils/request-middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const request = require('superagent');
+
+const addHeader = (request)=>request.set('Homebrewery-Version', sessionStorage.getItem('version'));
+
+const requestMiddleware = {
+	get    : (path)=>addHeader(request.get(path)),
+	put    : (path)=>addHeader(request.put(path)),
+	post   : (path)=>addHeader(request.post(path)),
+	delete : (path)=>addHeader(request.delete(path)),
+};
+
+module.exports = requestMiddleware;
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diff --git a/client/template.js b/client/template.js
index cab4790b9..a36a04f12 100644
--- a/client/template.js
+++ b/client/template.js
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const template = async function(name, title='', props = {}){
 		<body>
 			<main id="reactRoot">${require(`../build/${name}/ssr.js`)(props)}</main>
 			<script src=${`/${name}/bundle.js`}></script>
+			<script>
+				sessionStorage.setItem('version', '${props.version}');
+			</script>
 			<script>start_app(${JSON.stringify(props)})</script>
 		</body>
 	</html>
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 550da0ddd..e108a3946 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ If you believe you should have access to this brew, ask the file owner to invite
 	}
 };
 
+router.use('/api', require('./middleware.js').versionMismatch);
 router.post('/api', asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
 router.put('/api/:id', asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
 router.put('/api/update/:id', asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
diff --git a/server/middleware.js b/server/middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d40d7263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const middleware = {
+	versionMismatch : (req, res, next)=>{
+		const userVersion = req.get('Homebrewery-Version');
+		const version = require('./../package.json').version;
+
+		if(userVersion != version) {
+			console.warn(`Version mismatch -- expected: ${version}, actual: ${userVersion}`);
+			return res.status(412).send({
+				message : `Client version ${userVersion} is out of date. Please save your changes elsewhere and refresh to pick up client version ${version}.`
+			});
+		}
+
+		next();
+	}
+};
+
+module.exports = middleware;
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