--- a/client/src/components/sections/Sections.vue	Tue Dec 17 14:27:44 2019 +0100
+++ b/client/src/components/sections/Sections.vue	Tue Dec 17 15:05:56 2019 +0100
@@ -174,20 +174,28 @@
                 });
               })
               .catch(error => {
-                const { status, data } = error.response;
+                let message = "Problems with backend";
+                if (error.response) {
+                  const { status, data } = error.response;
+                  message = `${status}: ${data.message || data}`;
+                }
                 displayError({
                   title: this.$gettext("Backend Error"),
-                  message: `${status}: ${data.message || data}`
+                  message: message
                 });
               })
               .finally(() => (this.loading = false));
           });
         })
         .catch(error => {
-          const { status, data } = error.response;
+          let message = "Problems with backend";
+          if (error.response) {
+            const { status, data } = error.response;
+            message = `${status}: ${data.message || data}`;
+          }
           displayError({
             title: this.$gettext("Backend Error"),
-            message: `${status}: ${data.message || data}`
+            message: message
           });
         });
     },
@@ -226,10 +234,14 @@
     this.$store
       .dispatch("imports/loadSections")
       .catch(error => {
-        const { status, data } = error.response;
+        let message = "Problems with backend";
+        if (error.response) {
+          const { status, data } = error.response;
+          message = `${status}: ${data.message || data}`;
+        }
         displayError({
           title: this.$gettext("Backend Error"),
-          message: `${status}: ${data.message || data}`
+          message: message
         });
       })
       .finally(() => (this.loading = false));