diff --git a/fittrackee_client/src/actions/index.js b/fittrackee_client/src/actions/index.js
index de4579f2..132536ec 100644
--- a/fittrackee_client/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/fittrackee_client/src/actions/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const getOrUpdateData = (action, target, data) => dispatch => {
     if (ret.status === 'success') {
       dispatch(setData(target, ret.data))
     } else {
-      dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${ret.message}`))
+      dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${ret.message || ret.status}`))
     }
   })
   .catch(error => dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${error}`)))
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const deleteData = (target, id) => dispatch => {
     if (ret.status === 204) {
       history.push(`/admin/${target}`)
     } else {
-      dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${ret.message}`))
+      dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${ret.message || ret.status}`))
     }
   })
   .catch(error => dispatch(setError(`${target}: ${error}`)))
diff --git a/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/index.js b/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/index.js
index be5bcef1..d6a90674 100644
--- a/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/index.js
+++ b/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { apiUrl, createRequest } from '../utils'
+import { createApiRequest } from '../utils'
 
 export default class FitTrackeeApi {
 
-  static getData(target,
-                 data = {}) {
-    let url = `${apiUrl}${target}`
+  static getData(target, data = {}) {
+    let url = target
     if (data.id) {
       url = `${url}/${data.id}`
     } else if (Object.keys(data).length > 0) {
@@ -16,54 +15,54 @@ export default class FitTrackeeApi {
       method: 'GET',
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static addData(target, data) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}${target}`,
+      url: target,
       method: 'POST',
       body: data,
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static addDataWithFile(target, data) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}${target}`,
+      url: target,
       method: 'POST',
       body: data,
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static postData(target, data) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}${target}${data.id ? `/${data.id}` : '' }`,
+      url: `${target}${data.id ? `/${data.id}` : '' }`,
       method: 'POST',
       body: data,
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static updateData(target, data) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}${target}/${data.id}`,
+      url: `${target}/${data.id}`,
       method: 'PATCH',
       body: data,
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static deleteData(target, id) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}${target}/${id}`,
+      url: `${target}/${id}`,
       method: 'DELETE',
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 }
diff --git a/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/user.js b/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/user.js
index c589465d..3cadf81c 100644
--- a/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/user.js
+++ b/fittrackee_client/src/fitTrackeeApi/user.js
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-import { apiUrl, createRequest } from '../utils'
+import { createApiRequest } from '../utils'
 
 export default class FitTrackeeApi {
 
   static loginOrRegister(target, data) {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}auth/${target}`,
+      url: `auth/${target}`,
       method: 'POST',
       noAuthorization: true,
       body: data,
       type: 'application/json',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 
   static deletePicture() {
     const params = {
-      url: `${apiUrl}auth/picture`,
+      url: 'auth/picture',
       method: 'DELETE',
     }
-    return createRequest(params)
+    return createApiRequest(params)
   }
 }
diff --git a/fittrackee_client/src/utils.js b/fittrackee_client/src/utils.js
index d67a0d5a..dfd19df8 100644
--- a/fittrackee_client/src/utils.js
+++ b/fittrackee_client/src/utils.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const generateIds = arr => {
 }
 
 
-export const createRequest = params => {
+export const createApiRequest = params => {
   const headers = {}
   if (!params.noAuthorization) {
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@ export const createRequest = params => {
   } else if (params.body) {
     requestParams.body = params.body
   }
-  const request = new Request(params.url, requestParams)
+  const request = new Request(`${apiUrl}${params.url}`, requestParams)
   return fetch(request)
     .then(response => params.method === 'DELETE'
       ? response
       : response.json())
-    .catch(error => error)
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error(error)
+      return new Error('An error occurred. Please contact the administrator.')
+    })
 }