diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
index 75ab08de4..58e84e4fc 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 			onTextChange  : ()=>{},
 			onStyleChange : ()=>{},
 			onMetaChange  : ()=>{},
+			reportError   : ()=>{},
 
 			renderer : 'legacy'
 		};
@@ -291,7 +292,8 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 					rerenderParent={this.rerenderParent} />
 				<MetadataEditor
 					metadata={this.props.brew}
-					onChange={this.props.onMetaChange} />
+					onChange={this.props.onMetaChange}
+					reportError={this.props.reportError}/>
 			</>;
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
index 03f40e7cf..913e79d20 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/metadataEditor/metadataEditor.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ 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 Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
 const StringArrayEditor = require('../stringArrayEditor/stringArrayEditor.jsx');
 
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 				renderer    : 'legacy',
 				theme       : '5ePHB'
 			},
-			onChange : ()=>{}
+			onChange : ()=>{},
+			reportError : ()=>{}
 		};
 	},
 
@@ -121,8 +122,12 @@ const MetadataEditor = createClass({
 
 		request.delete(`/api/${this.props.metadata.googleId ?? ''}${this.props.metadata.editId}`)
 			.send()
-			.end(function(err, res){
-				window.location.href = '/';
+			.end((err, res)=>{
+				if(err) {
+					this.props.reportError(err.response);
+				} else {
+					window.location.href = '/';
+				}
 			});
 	},
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
index 327fe21be..1c150800e 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const BrewItem = createClass({
 				authors     : [],
 				stubbed     : true
 			},
-			reportError : null
+			reportError : ()=>{}
 		};
 	},
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const BrewItem = createClass({
 		request.delete(`/api/${this.props.brew.googleId ?? ''}${this.props.brew.editId}`)
 			.send()
 			.end((err, res)=>{
-				if(err && this.props.reportError) {
+				if(err) {
 					this.props.reportError(err.response);
 				} else {
 					location.reload();
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index 481ac280f..59a0163bf 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 		this.warningTimer;
 	},
 
+	errorReported : function(error) {
+		this.setState({
+			error
+		});
+	},
+
 	renderAutoSaveButton : function(){
 		return <Nav.item onClick={this.handleAutoSave}>
 			Autosave <i className={this.state.autoSave ? 'fas fa-power-off active' : 'fas fa-power-off'}></i>
@@ -393,6 +399,7 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 						onTextChange={this.handleTextChange}
 						onStyleChange={this.handleStyleChange}
 						onMetaChange={this.handleMetaChange}
+						reportError={this.errorReported}
 						renderer={this.state.brew.renderer}
 					/>
 					<BrewRenderer text={this.state.brew.text} style={this.state.brew.style} renderer={this.state.brew.renderer} theme={this.state.brew.theme} errors={this.state.htmlErrors} />