diff --git a/modules/todoist/display.go b/modules/todoist/display.go
index 8ceac803..35fffd1f 100644
--- a/modules/todoist/display.go
+++ b/modules/todoist/display.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ func (widget *Widget) content() (string, string, bool) {
 		return widget.CommonSettings().Title, "", false
 	}
 
+	if proj.err != nil {
+		return widget.CommonSettings().Title, proj.err.Error(), true
+	}
+
 	title := fmt.Sprintf("[green]%s[white]", proj.Project.Name)
 
 	str := ""
diff --git a/modules/todoist/project.go b/modules/todoist/project.go
index b3e39808..bff2e088 100644
--- a/modules/todoist/project.go
+++ b/modules/todoist/project.go
@@ -11,21 +11,22 @@ type Project struct {
 
 	index int
 	tasks []todoist.Task
+	err   error
 }
 
 func NewProject(id int) *Project {
 	// Todoist seems to experience a lot of network issues on their side
 	// If we can't connect, handle it with an empty project until we can
 	project, err := todoist.GetProject(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Project{}
-	}
-
 	proj := &Project{
-		Project: project,
-
 		index: -1,
 	}
+	if err != nil {
+		proj.err = err
+		return proj
+	}
+
+	proj.Project = project
 
 	proj.loadTasks()
 
@@ -38,7 +39,11 @@ func (proj *Project) isLast() bool {
 
 func (proj *Project) loadTasks() {
 	tasks, err := todoist.ListTask(todoist.QueryParam{"project_id": fmt.Sprintf("%d", proj.ID)})
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
+		proj.err = err
+		proj.tasks = nil
+	} else {
+		proj.err = nil
 		proj.tasks = tasks
 	}
 }