diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19ebd0213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+require('./error-navitem.less');
+const React = require('react');
+const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
+const createClass = require('create-react-class');
+
+const ErrorNavItem = createClass({
+	getDefaultProps : function() {
+		return {
+			error  : '',
+			parent : null
+		};
+	},
+	render : function() {
+		const clearError = ()=>{
+			const state = {
+				error : null
+			};
+			if(this.props.parent.state.isSaving) {
+				state.isSaving = false;
+			}
+			this.props.parent.setState(state);
+		};
+
+		const error = this.props.error;
+		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 'Your client is out of date.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>;
+	}
+});
+
+module.exports = ErrorNavItem;
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diff --git a/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.less b/client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.less
similarity index 94%
rename from client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.less
rename to client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.less
index 2161208c2..8a7cabb19 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/error-navitem.less
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 .navItem {
+  &.error {
+    position         : relative;
+    background-color : @red;
+  }
+
   .errorContainer{
     animation-name: glideDown;
     animation-duration: 0.4s;
     position         : absolute;
     top              : 100%;
     left             : 50%;
-    z-index          : 500;
+    z-index          : 1000;
     width            : 140px;
     padding          : 3px;
     color            : white;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
index d17c020af..327fe21be 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const createClass = require('create-react-class');
 const _     = require('lodash');
 const cx    = require('classnames');
 const moment = require('moment');
-const request = require('superagent');
+const request = require('../../../../utils/request-middleware.js');
 
 const googleDriveIcon = require('../../../../googleDrive.png');
 const dedent = require('dedent-tabs').default;
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const BrewItem = createClass({
 				description : '',
 				authors     : [],
 				stubbed     : true
-			}
+			},
+			reportError : null
 		};
 	},
 
@@ -33,8 +34,12 @@ const BrewItem = createClass({
 
 		request.delete(`/api/${this.props.brew.googleId ?? ''}${this.props.brew.editId}`)
 			.send()
-			.end(function(err, res){
-				location.reload();
+			.end((err, res)=>{
+				if(err && this.props.reportError) {
+					this.props.reportError(err.response);
+				} else {
+					location.reload();
+				}
 			});
 	},
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/listPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/listPage.jsx
index 162aba5e4..b80b04899 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/listPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/listPage.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const ListPage = createClass({
 					brews : []
 				}
 			],
-			navItems : <></>
+			navItems    : <></>,
+			reportError : null
 		};
 	},
 	getInitialState : function() {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ const ListPage = createClass({
 		if(!brews || !brews.length) return <div className='noBrews'>No Brews.</div>;
 
 		return _.map(brews, (brew, idx)=>{
-			return <BrewItem brew={brew} key={idx}/>;
+			return <BrewItem brew={brew} key={idx} reportError={this.props.reportError}/>;
 		});
 	},
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
index 6d8939d56..481ac280f 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const Navbar = require('../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
 const NewBrew = require('../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
 const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
 const PrintLink = require('../../navbar/print.navitem.jsx');
+const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
 const Account = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
 const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
 
@@ -261,10 +262,6 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	renderSaveButton : function(){
-		if(this.state.error){
-			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx')(this, this.state.error);
-		}
-
 		if(this.state.autoSaveWarning && this.hasChanges()){
 			this.setAutosaveWarning();
 			const elapsedTime = Math.round((new Date() - this.state.unsavedTime) / 1000 / 60);
@@ -352,10 +349,13 @@ const EditPage = createClass({
 
 			<Nav.section>
 				{this.renderGoogleDriveIcon()}
-				<Nav.dropdown className='save-menu'>
-					{this.renderSaveButton()}
-					{this.renderAutoSaveButton()}
-				</Nav.dropdown>
+				{this.state.error ?
+					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
+					<Nav.dropdown className='save-menu'>
+						{this.renderSaveButton()}
+						{this.renderAutoSaveButton()}
+					</Nav.dropdown>
+				}
 				<NewBrew />
 				<HelpNavItem/>
 				<Nav.dropdown>
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
index 2eb212f3f..581e6dfa2 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/editPage/editPage.less
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 			cursor : initial;
 			color  : #666;
 		}
-		&.error{
-			position         : relative;
-			background-color : @red;
-		}
 	}
 	.googleDriveStorage {
 		position : relative;
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
index b594a256e..f4a30b34b 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const NewBrewItem = require('../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
 const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
 const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
 const AccountNavItem = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
+const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
 
 
 const SplitPane = require('naturalcrit/splitPane/splitPane.jsx');
@@ -55,16 +56,13 @@ const HomePage = createClass({
 			brew : { ...prevState.brew, text: text }
 		}));
 	},
-	renderSaveError : function(){
-		if(this.state.error) {
-			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx')(this, this.state.error);
-		}
-		return null;
-	},
 	renderNavbar : function(){
 		return <Navbar ver={this.props.ver}>
 			<Nav.section>
-				{this.renderSaveError()}
+				{this.state.error ?
+					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
+					null
+				}
 				<NewBrewItem />
 				<HelpNavItem />
 				<RecentNavItem />
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
index b0320d8d2..a7523bd3c 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/homePage/homePage.less
@@ -46,9 +46,5 @@
 		&: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 1563d0fd8..a4044a0e9 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const Markdown = require('naturalcrit/markdown.js');
 const Nav = require('naturalcrit/nav/nav.jsx');
 const Navbar = require('../../navbar/navbar.jsx');
 const AccountNavItem = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
+const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
 const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
 const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
 
@@ -156,10 +157,6 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	renderSaveButton : function(){
-		if(this.state.error){
-			return require('../../utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx')(this, this.state.error);
-		}
-
 		if(this.state.isSaving){
 			return <Nav.item icon='fas fa-spinner fa-spin' className='save'>
 				save...
@@ -189,7 +186,10 @@ const NewPage = createClass({
 			</Nav.section>
 
 			<Nav.section>
-				{this.renderSaveButton()}
+				{this.state.error ?
+					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
+					this.renderSaveButton()
+				}
 				{this.renderLocalPrintButton()}
 				<HelpNavItem />
 				<RecentNavItem />
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
index eb80cad38..f83827ffb 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/newPage/newPage.less
@@ -4,9 +4,5 @@
 		&:hover{
 			background-color: @green;
 		}
-		&.error{
-			position         : relative;
-			background-color : @red;
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
index 7341c61ad..1e051987b 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const RecentNavItem = require('../../navbar/recent.navitem.jsx').both;
 const Account = require('../../navbar/account.navitem.jsx');
 const NewBrew = require('../../navbar/newbrew.navitem.jsx');
 const HelpNavItem = require('../../navbar/help.navitem.jsx');
+const ErrorNavItem = require('../../navbar/error-navitem.jsx');
 
 const UserPage = createClass({
 	displayName     : 'UserPage',
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ const UserPage = createClass({
 		return {
 			username : '',
 			brews    : [],
-			query    : ''
+			query    : '',
+			error    : null
 		};
 	},
 	getInitialState : function() {
@@ -50,10 +52,19 @@ const UserPage = createClass({
 			brewCollection : brewCollection
 		};
 	},
+	errorReported : function(error) {
+		this.setState({
+			error
+		});
+	},
 
 	navItems : function() {
 		return <Navbar>
 			<Nav.section>
+				{this.state.error ?
+					<ErrorNavItem error={this.state.error} parent={this}></ErrorNavItem> :
+					null
+				}
 				<NewBrew />
 				<HelpNavItem />
 				<RecentNavItem />
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ const UserPage = createClass({
 	},
 
 	render : function(){
-		return <ListPage brewCollection={this.state.brewCollection} navItems={this.navItems()} query={this.props.query}></ListPage>;
+		return <ListPage brewCollection={this.state.brewCollection} navItems={this.navItems()} query={this.props.query} reportError={this.errorReported}></ListPage>;
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx b/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0359c1e43..000000000
--- a/client/homebrew/utils/render-error-nav-item.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-require('./render-error-nav-item.less');
-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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