diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
index 5e1986cf..ec21086d 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ $(function() {
                         callback();
                     }
                     self.requestData();
+                },
+                error: function(jqXHR) {
+                    alert(jqXHR.responseText);
                 }
             });
         };