diff --git a/tailbone/templates/datasync/status.mako b/tailbone/templates/datasync/status.mako
index 452ba248..c80615ce 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/datasync/status.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/datasync/status.mako
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="page_content()">
-  % if expose_websockets:
+  % if expose_websockets and not supervisor_error:
       <b-notification type="is-warning"
                       :active="websocketClosed"
                       :closable="false">
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
   <b-field label="Supervisor Status">
     <div style="display: flex;">
 
-      <pre :class="processInfo.statename == 'RUNNING' ? 'has-background-success' : 'has-background-warning'">{{ processDescription }}</pre>
+      % if supervisor_error:
+          <pre class="has-background-warning">${supervisor_error}</pre>
+      % else:
+          <pre :class="(processInfo && processInfo.statename == 'RUNNING') ? 'has-background-success' : 'has-background-warning'">{{ processDescription }}</pre>
+      % endif
 
       <div style="margin-left: 1rem;">
         % if request.has_perm('datasync.restart'):
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@
         this.restartingProcess = true
     }
 
-    % if expose_websockets:
+    % if expose_websockets and not supervisor_error:
 
         ThisPageData.ws = null
         ThisPageData.websocketClosed = false