diff --git a/components/app.js b/components/app.js
index bb54606..83466c1 100644
--- a/components/app.js
+++ b/components/app.js
@@ -947,6 +947,13 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 			`;
 		}
 
+		var error = null;
+		if (this.state.error) {
+			error = html`
+				<p id="error-msg">${this.state.error} <a href="#" onClick=${this.dismissError}>×</a></p>
+			`;
+		}
+
 		return html`
 			<section id="buffer-list">
 				<${BufferList} buffers=${this.state.buffers} networks=${this.state.networks} activeBuffer=${this.state.activeBuffer} onBufferClick=${this.handleBufferListClick}/>
@@ -959,9 +966,7 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 			</>
 			${memberList}
 			<${Composer} ref=${this.composer} readOnly=${activeBuffer && activeBuffer.type == BufferType.SERVER} onSubmit=${this.handleComposerSubmit} autocomplete=${this.autocomplete}/>
-			${this.state.error ? html`
-				<p id="error-msg">${this.state.error} <a href="#" onClick=${this.dismissError}>×</a></p>
-			` : null}
+			${error}
 		`;
 	}
 }