diff --git a/nsupdate/main/views.py b/nsupdate/main/views.py
index 6c8cd78..30b71b3 100644
--- a/nsupdate/main/views.py
+++ b/nsupdate/main/views.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ class OverviewView(CreateView):
             success, level, msg = False, messages.ERROR, 'Timeout - communicating to name server failed.'
         except dnstools.NameServerNotAvailable:
             success, level, msg = False, messages.ERROR, 'Name server unavailable.'
+        except dnstools.DnsUpdateError as e:
+            success, level, msg = False, messages.ERROR, 'DNS update error [%s].' % str(e)
         except Domain.DoesNotExist:
             # should not happen: POST data had invalid (base)domain
             success, level, msg = False, messages.ERROR, 'Base domain does not exist.'