diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_share.js b/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_share.js
index 235e4ad5..710ad820 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_share.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_share.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ let ShareModal = React.createClass({
 });
 
 let ShareForm = React.createClass({
+    getInitialState(){
+        return {errors: []}
+    },
     submit(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         let url = "http://localhost:8000/api/ownership/shares/mail/";
@@ -51,6 +54,14 @@ let ShareForm = React.createClass({
             },
             body: JSON.stringify(this.getFormData())
         })
+        .then((response) => response.json())
+        .catch(function(error) {
+            this.setState({errors: error});
+            console.log('request failed', error);
+        }.bind(this));
+
+        //.then(FetchApiUtils.status)
+
     },
     getFormData() {
         return {
diff --git a/js/components/edition.js b/js/components/edition.js
index 3c4827cf..938293e8 100644
--- a/js/components/edition.js
+++ b/js/components/edition.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ let EditionHeader = React.createClass({
 });
 
 let EditionDetails = React.createClass({
-
     render() {
         return (
             <div className="ascribe-detail-header">
diff --git a/js/utils/fetch_api_utils.js b/js/utils/fetch_api_utils.js
index e8395490..47b52e66 100644
--- a/js/utils/fetch_api_utils.js
+++ b/js/utils/fetch_api_utils.js
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ let FetchApiUtils = {
         }
 
         return interpolation + orderBy;
+    },
+
+    status(response) {
+        if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
+            return response
+        }
+        throw new Error(response.json())
     }
 };