diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/AccountActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/AccountActivity.java
index d80b58c..7daf17b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/AccountActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/AccountActivity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 import net.schueller.peertube.adapter.ChannelAdapter;
 import net.schueller.peertube.adapter.VideoAdapter;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.MetaDataHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Account;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Avatar;
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
                     }
 
                 } else {
-                    Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, null );
                 }
 
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<Account> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf(TAG, t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, t );
             }
         });
 
@@ -247,8 +248,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
                     }
 
                 } else{
-                    Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-
+                    ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, null );
                 }
 
                 isLoadingVideos = false;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<VideoList> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf("err", t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, t );
                 isLoadingVideos = false;
                 swipeRefreshLayoutVideos.setRefreshing(false);
             }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
 
 
                 } else {
-                    Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                    ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, null );
                 }
 
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends CommonActivity {
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ChannelList> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf(TAG, t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(AccountActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( AccountActivity.this, t );
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/MeActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/MeActivity.java
index 9e0c6da..7a62427 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/MeActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/MeActivity.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Avatar;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Me;
 import net.schueller.peertube.network.GetUserService;
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ public class MeActivity extends CommonActivity {
 
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<Me> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( MeActivity.this, t );
                 account.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             }
         });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/SearchServerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/SearchServerActivity.java
index 6c57cf7..39f7281 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/SearchServerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/SearchServerActivity.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 import net.schueller.peertube.adapter.ServerSearchAdapter;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.ServerList;
 import net.schueller.peertube.network.GetServerListDataService;
 import net.schueller.peertube.network.RetrofitInstance;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public class SearchServerActivity extends CommonActivity {
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<ServerList> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf("err", t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(SearchServerActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( SearchServerActivity.this, t );
                 isLoading = false;
                 swipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
index 868aba4..ae7b650 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import com.mikepenz.iconics.IconicsDrawable;
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 import net.schueller.peertube.adapter.VideoAdapter;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Video;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.VideoList;
 import net.schueller.peertube.network.GetUserService;
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ public class VideoListActivity extends CommonActivity {
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<VideoList> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf("err", t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(VideoListActivity.this, getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( VideoListActivity.this, t );
                 isLoading = false;
                 swipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoMetaDataFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoMetaDataFragment.java
index 1d370e0..e357a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoMetaDataFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoMetaDataFragment.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.MetaDataHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.intents.Intents;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Account;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ public class VideoMetaDataFragment extends Fragment {
 
                 @Override
                 public void onFailure(Call<Rating> call, Throwable t) {
+                    ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( getActivity(), t );
                     // Do nothing.
                 }
             });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoPlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoPlayerFragment.java
index 3ac32ba..5180d3d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/fragment/VideoPlayerFragment.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import com.mikepenz.iconics.Iconics;
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 
 import net.schueller.peertube.helper.APIUrlHelper;
+import net.schueller.peertube.helper.ErrorHelper;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.File;
 import net.schueller.peertube.model.Video;
 import net.schueller.peertube.network.GetVideoDataService;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ public class VideoPlayerFragment extends Fragment implements VideoRendererEventL
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<Video> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
                 Log.wtf(TAG, t.fillInStackTrace());
-                Toast.makeText(context, "Something went wrong: " + t.getLocalizedMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                ErrorHelper.showToastFromCommunicationError( getActivity(), t );
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/ErrorHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/ErrorHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96bbc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/ErrorHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package net.schueller.peertube.helper;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+import net.schueller.peertube.R;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import retrofit2.HttpException;
+
+public class ErrorHelper {
+
+    public static void showToastFromCommunicationError( Context context, Throwable throwable ) {
+        if (throwable instanceof IOException ) {
+            //handle network error
+            Toast.makeText( context, context.getString( R.string.network_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+        } else if (throwable instanceof HttpException ) {
+            //handle HTTP error response code
+            Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+        } else {
+            //handle other exceptions
+            Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.api_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index c19c6ff..5b828de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     <string name="account_about_description">Description :</string>
     <string name="account_about_joined">Inscrit·e le :</string>
     <string name="api_error">Quelque chose s’est mal passé, veuillez essayer plus tard !</string>
+    <string name="network_error">Problème réseau, veuillez vérifier votre connection</string>
     <string name="action_bar_title_server_selection">Sélectionnez un serveur</string>
     <string name="ab">abkhaze</string>
     <string name="aa">afar</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4636d89..b02a30d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
     <string name="account_about_description">Description:</string>
     <string name="account_about_joined">Joined:</string>
     <string name="api_error">Something went wrong, please try later!</string>
+    <string name="network_error">Network access error, please check your connectivity</string>
     <string name="action_bar_title_server_selection">Select Server</string>
     <string name="hello_blank_fragment">Hello blank fragment</string>
     <string name="action_bar_title_address_book"/>