--- a/client/src/store/application.js	Fri Dec 13 12:39:08 2019 +0100
+++ b/client/src/store/application.js	Tue Dec 17 14:27:44 2019 +0100
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     secondaryLogo: process.env.VUE_APP_SECONDARY_LOGO_URL,
     logoForPDF: process.env.VUE_APP_LOGO_FOR_PDF_URL,
     popup: null,
+    backendError: false,
     paneSetup: "DEFAULT",
     paneRotate: 1,
     showSidebar: false,
@@ -139,9 +140,22 @@
     },
     config: (state, config) => {
       state.config = config;
+    },
+    setBackendErrorFlag: state => {
+      state.backendError = true;
+    },
+    removeBackendErrorFlag: state => {
+      state.backendError = false;
     }
   },
   actions: {
+    reportBackendError({ commit }) {
+      const TWOMINUTES = 2 * 60 * 1000;
+      commit("setBackendErrorFlag");
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        commit("removeBackendErrorFlag");
+      }, TWOMINUTES);
+    },
     loadConfig({ commit }) {
       return HTTP.get("/system/settings", {
         headers: { "X-Gemma-Auth": localStorage.getItem("token") }