diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/gcodeviewer/js/ui.js b/src/octoprint/static/gcodeviewer/js/ui.js
index 47d539fd..31a4aeef 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/gcodeviewer/js/ui.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/gcodeviewer/js/ui.js
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ GCODE.ui = (function(){
         if(!Modernizr.webworkers)fatal.push("<li>Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML5 Web Workers, this application won't work without it.</li>");
         if(!Modernizr.svg)fatal.push("<li>Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML5 SVG, this application won't work without it.</li>");
 
+        var errorList = document.getElementById("errorList");
         if(fatal.length>0){
-            document.getElementById('errorList').innerHTML = '<ul>' + fatal.join('') + '</ul>';
+            if (errorList) {
+                errorList.innerHTML = '<ul>' + fatal.join('') + '</ul>';
+            }
             console.log("Initialization failed: unsupported browser.")
             return false;
         }
@@ -117,8 +120,10 @@ GCODE.ui = (function(){
         if(!Modernizr.draganddrop)warnings.push("<li>Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML5 Drag'n'Drop, Drop area will not work.</li>");
 
         if(warnings.length>0){
-            document.getElementById('errorList').innerHTML = '<ul>' + wanings.join('') + '</ul>';
-            console.log("Initialization succeeded with warnings.")
+            if (errorList) {
+                errorList.innerHTML = '<ul>' + warnings.join('') + '</ul>';
+            }
+            console.log("Initialization succeeded with warnings.", warnings);
         }
         return true;
     };
@@ -138,12 +143,12 @@ GCODE.ui = (function(){
         init: function(options){
             if (options) setOptions(options);
             if (!options.container) {
-                return;
+                return false;
             }
 
             var capabilitiesResult = checkCapabilities();
             if (!capabilitiesResult) {
-                return;
+                return false;
             }
 
             setProgress("", 0);
@@ -159,6 +164,8 @@ GCODE.ui = (function(){
                 toolOffsets: options.toolOffsets
             });
             GCODE.renderer.render(0, 0);
+
+            return true;
         },
 
         clear: function() {
@@ -196,4 +203,4 @@ GCODE.ui = (function(){
             switchCommands(layerNum, first, last);
         }
     }
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());
diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/gcode.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/gcode.js
index 30f13200..e51592f5 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/gcode.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/gcode.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ $(function() {
             self._configureLayerCommandSlider(commandSliderElement);
 
             self.settings.requestData(function() {
-                GCODE.ui.init({
+                var initResult = GCODE.ui.init({
                     container: "#gcode_canvas",
                     onProgress: self._onProgress,
                     onModelLoaded: self._onModelLoaded,
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ $(function() {
                     toolOffsets: self._retrieveToolOffsets(),
                     invertAxes: self._retrieveAxesConfiguration()
                 });
+
+                if (!initResult) {
+                    log.info("Could not initialize GCODE viewer component");
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 self.synchronizeOptions();
                 self.enabled = true;
             });