diff --git a/backend/downloader.js b/backend/downloader.js
index 7fd8703..14e224e 100644
--- a/backend/downloader.js
+++ b/backend/downloader.js
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ async function getVideoInfoByURL(url, args = [], download_uid = null) {
                     const error = `Error while retrieving info on video with URL ${url} with the following message: output JSON could not be parsed. Output JSON: ${output}`;
                     logger.error(error);
                     if (download_uid) {
-                        await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {error: error, paused: true, running: false});
+                        await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {error: error, finished: true, running: false});
                     }
                     resolve(null);
                 }
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ async function getVideoInfoByURL(url, args = [], download_uid = null) {
                 }
                 if (download_uid) {
                     const error = 'Failed to get info, see server logs for specific error.';
-                    await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {error: err.stderr ? err.stderr : error, paused: true, running: false});
+                    await db_api.updateRecord('download_queue', {uid: download_uid}, {error: err.stderr ? err.stderr : error, finished: true, running: false});
                 }
                 resolve(null);
             }
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
index e9458f8..015268f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.html
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
                     <button *ngIf="!element.paused" (click)="cancelDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Cancel" i18n-matTooltip="Cancel"><mat-icon>cancel</mat-icon></button>
                   </ng-container>
                   <ng-container *ngIf="element.finished">
-                    <button (click)="watchContent(element)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Watch content" i18n-matTooltip="Watch content"><mat-icon>smart_display</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button *ngIf="!element.error" (click)="watchContent(element)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Watch content" i18n-matTooltip="Watch content"><mat-icon>smart_display</mat-icon></button>
+                    <button *ngIf="element.error" (click)="showError(element)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Show error" i18n-matTooltip="Show error"><mat-icon>warning</mat-icon></button>
                     <button (click)="restartDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Restart" i18n-matTooltip="Restart"><mat-icon>restart_alt</mat-icon></button>
                   </ng-container>
                   <button *ngIf="element.finished || element.paused" (click)="clearDownload(element.uid)" mat-icon-button matTooltip="Clear" i18n-matTooltip="Clear"><mat-icon>delete</mat-icon></button>
diff --git a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
index c253130..6b4cedb 100644
--- a/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/downloads/downloads.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewChild, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ViewChild, Input, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
 import { PostsService } from 'app/posts.services';
 import { trigger, transition, animateChild, stagger, query, style, animate } from '@angular/animations';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { MatTableDataSource } from '@angular/material/table';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { ConfirmDialogComponent } from 'app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component';
 import { MatSort } from '@angular/material/sort';
+import { Clipboard } from '@angular/cdk/clipboard';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-downloads',
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   running_download_exists = false;
 
   STEP_INDEX_TO_LABEL = {
-      0: 'Creating download',
-      1: 'Getting info',
-      2: 'Downloading file',
-      3: 'Complete'
+      0: $localize`Creating download`,
+      1: $localize`Getting info`,
+      2: $localize`Downloading file`,
+      3: $localize`Complete`
   }
 
   displayedColumns: string[] = ['date', 'title', 'stage', 'subscription', 'progress', 'actions'];
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return result;
   }
 
-  constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private router: Router, private dialog: MatDialog) { }
+  constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private router: Router, private dialog: MatDialog, private clipboard: Clipboard) { }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     if (this.postsService.initialized) {
@@ -229,6 +230,27 @@ export class DownloadsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     return downloads_old;
   }
+
+  showError(download) {
+    const copyToClipboardEmitter = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
+    this.dialog.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
+      data: {
+        dialogTitle: $localize`Error for ${download['url']}:url:`,
+        dialogText: download['error'],
+        submitText: $localize`Copy to clipboard`,
+        cancelText: $localize`Close`,
+        closeOnSubmit: false,
+        onlyEmitOnDone: true,
+        doneEmitter: copyToClipboardEmitter
+      }
+    });
+    copyToClipboardEmitter.subscribe(done => {
+      if (done) {
+        this.postsService.openSnackBar($localize`Copied to clipboard!`);
+        this.clipboard.copy(download['error']);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 export interface Download {
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.html b/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.html
index ddfde17..278e750 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.html
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@
     <mat-spinner [diameter]="25"></mat-spinner>
   </div>
   <span class="spacer"></span>
-  <button style="float: right;" mat-stroked-button mat-dialog-close>Cancel</button>
+  <button style="float: right;" mat-stroked-button mat-dialog-close>
+    <ng-container *ngIf="cancelText">{{cancelText}}</ng-container>
+    <ng-container *ngIf="!cancelText" i18n="Cancel">Cancel</ng-container>
+  </button>
 </mat-dialog-actions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.ts
index 31ec18a..815d30e 100644
--- a/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dialogs/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.ts
@@ -11,18 +11,23 @@ export class ConfirmDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   dialogTitle = 'Confirm';
   dialogText = 'Would you like to confirm?';
   submitText = 'Yes'
+  cancelText = null;
   submitClicked = false;
+  closeOnSubmit = true;
 
-  doneEmitter: EventEmitter<any> = null;
+  doneEmitter: EventEmitter<boolean> = null;
   onlyEmitOnDone = false;
 
   warnSubmitColor = false;
 
   constructor(@Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: any, public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<ConfirmDialogComponent>) {
-    if (this.data.dialogTitle) { this.dialogTitle = this.data.dialogTitle };
-    if (this.data.dialogText) { this.dialogText = this.data.dialogText };
-    if (this.data.submitText) { this.submitText = this.data.submitText };
-    if (this.data.warnSubmitColor) { this.warnSubmitColor = this.data.warnSubmitColor };
+    if (this.data.dialogTitle !== undefined) { this.dialogTitle = this.data.dialogTitle }
+    if (this.data.dialogText !== undefined) { this.dialogText = this.data.dialogText }
+    if (this.data.submitText !== undefined) { this.submitText = this.data.submitText }
+    if (this.data.cancelText !== undefined) { this.cancelText = this.data.cancelText }
+    if (this.data.warnSubmitColor !== undefined) { this.warnSubmitColor = this.data.warnSubmitColor }
+    if (this.data.warnSubmitColor !== undefined) { this.warnSubmitColor = this.data.warnSubmitColor }
+    if (this.data.closeOnSubmit !== undefined) { this.closeOnSubmit = this.data.closeOnSubmit }
 
     // checks if emitter exists, if so don't autoclose as it should be handled by caller
     if (this.data.doneEmitter) {
@@ -34,9 +39,9 @@ export class ConfirmDialogComponent implements OnInit {
   confirmClicked() {
     if (this.onlyEmitOnDone) {
       this.doneEmitter.emit(true);
-      this.submitClicked = true;
+      if (this.closeOnSubmit) this.submitClicked = true;
     } else {
-      this.dialogRef.close(true);
+      if (this.closeOnSubmit) this.dialogRef.close(true);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/main/main.component.ts b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
index bf56ae8..996d819 100644
--- a/src/app/main/main.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/main/main.component.ts
@@ -915,11 +915,15 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit {
         this.current_download = res['download'];
         this.percentDownloaded = this.current_download.percent_complete;
 
-        if (this.current_download['finished']) {
+        if (this.current_download['finished'] && !this.current_download['error']) {
           const container = this.current_download['container'];
           const is_playlist = this.current_download['file_uids'].length > 1;    
           this.downloadHelper(container, this.current_download['type'], is_playlist, false);
           this.current_download = null;
+        } else if (this.current_download['finished'] && this.current_download['error']) {
+          this.downloadingfile = false;
+          this.current_download = null;
+          this.openSnackBar('Download failed!', 'OK.');
         }
       } else {
         // console.log('failed to get new download');