diff --git a/src/api/pushshift/index.js b/src/api/pushshift/index.js
index 5f836d7..4a0c328 100644
--- a/src/api/pushshift/index.js
+++ b/src/api/pushshift/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { fetchJson } from '../../utils'
+
 const chunkSize = 100;
 const postURL    = 'https://api.pushshift.io/reddit/submission/search/?ids='
 const commentURL = `https://api.pushshift.io/reddit/comment/search/?size=${chunkSize}&sort=asc&fields=author,body,created_utc,id,link_id,parent_id,retrieved_on,retrieved_utc,score,subreddit&q=*&link_id=`
@@ -9,18 +11,17 @@ const max = (a, b) =>
   a > b ? a : b
 
 export const getPost = threadID =>
-  window.fetch(`${postURL}${threadID}`)
-    .then(response => response.json())
+  fetchJson(`${postURL}${threadID}`)
     .then(({ data }) => data[0])
-    .catch(() => {
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('pushshift.getPost: ' + error)
       throw new Error('Could not get removed post')
     })
 
 // Helper function that fetches a list of comments using a binary backoff,
 // and also returns the next delay which should be passed back in
 const fetchComments = (threadID, after, delay) =>
-  window.fetch(`${commentURL}${threadID}&after=${after}`)
-    .then(response => response.json())
+  fetchJson(`${commentURL}${threadID}&after=${after}`)
     .then(({ data }) =>
       [ data.map(comment => ({
           ...comment,
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ const fetchComments = (threadID, after, delay) =>
         delay
       ]
     )
-    .catch(() => {
-      if (delay > 8000)
+    .catch(error => {
+      if (delay > 8000) {
+        console.error('pushshift.fetchComments: ' + error)
         throw new Error('Could not get removed comments');
+      }
       return sleep(delay)
         .then(() => fetchComments(threadID, after, delay * 2))
     })
diff --git a/src/api/reddit/auth.js b/src/api/reddit/auth.js
index 8d72306..7087716 100644
--- a/src/api/reddit/auth.js
+++ b/src/api/reddit/auth.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { fetchJson } from '../../utils'
+
 // Change this to your own client ID: https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
 // The app NEEDS TO BE an installed app and NOT a web apps
 
@@ -25,12 +27,15 @@ const getToken = () => {
     body: `grant_type=${encodeURIComponent('https://oauth.reddit.com/grants/installed_client')}&device_id=DO_NOT_TRACK_THIS_DEVICE`
   }
 
-  return window.fetch('https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token', tokenInit)
-    .then(response => response.json())
+  return fetchJson('https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/access_token', tokenInit)
     .then(response => {
       token = response.access_token
       return token
     })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('reddit.getToken ->')
+      throw error
+    })
 }
 
 // Get header for general api calls
diff --git a/src/api/reddit/index.js b/src/api/reddit/index.js
index c5b66b0..4281776 100644
--- a/src/api/reddit/index.js
+++ b/src/api/reddit/index.js
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
-import { chunk, flatten } from '../../utils'
+import { fetchJson, chunk, flatten } from '../../utils'
 import { getAuth } from './auth'
 
-const errorHandler = () => {
+const errorHandler = (error, from) => {
+  console.error(from + ': ' + error)
   throw new Error('Could not connect to Reddit')
 }
 
 // Return the post itself
 export const getPost = (subreddit, threadID) => (
   getAuth()
-    .then(auth => window.fetch(`https://oauth.reddit.com/comments/${threadID}.json?limit=1`, auth))
-    .then(response => response.json())
+    .then(auth => fetchJson(`https://oauth.reddit.com/comments/${threadID}.json?limit=1`, auth))
     .then(thread => thread[0].data.children[0].data)
-    .catch(errorHandler)
+    .catch(error => errorHandler(error, 'reddit.getPost'))
 )
 
 //// Fetch multiple threads (via the info endpoint)
 //export const getThreads = threadIDs => {
 //  return getAuth()
-//    .then(auth => window.fetch(`https://oauth.reddit.com/api/info?id=${threadIDs.map(id => `t3_${id}`).join()}`, auth))
-//    .then(response => response.json())
+//    .then(auth => fetchJson(`https://oauth.reddit.com/api/info?id=${threadIDs.map(id => `t3_${id}`).join()}`, auth))
 //    .then(response => response.data.children.map(threadData => threadData.data))
-//    .catch(errorHandler)
+//    .catch(error => errorHandler(error, 'reddit.getThreads'))
 //}
 
 // Helper function that fetches a list of comments
 const fetchComments = (commentIDs, auth) => {
-  return window.fetch(`https://oauth.reddit.com/api/info?id=${commentIDs.map(id => `t1_${id}`).join()}`, auth)
-    .then(response => response.json())
+  return fetchJson(`https://oauth.reddit.com/api/info?id=${commentIDs.map(id => `t1_${id}`).join()}`, auth)
     .then(results => results.data.children)
     .then(commentsData => commentsData.map(commentData => commentData.data))
 }
@@ -38,5 +36,5 @@ export const getComments = commentIDs => {
         .map(ids => fetchComments(ids, auth)))
         .then(flatten)
     ))
-    .catch(errorHandler)
+    .catch(error => errorHandler(error, 'reddit.getComments'))
 }
diff --git a/src/api/removeddit/index.js b/src/api/removeddit/index.js
index 1240c3a..a8f8176 100644
--- a/src/api/removeddit/index.js
+++ b/src/api/removeddit/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//import { fetchJson } from '../../utils'
+//
 //const baseURL = 'http://unddit.com/api'
 //
 //export const getRemovedThreadIDs = (subreddit = '', page = 1) => {
@@ -5,7 +7,9 @@
 //    subreddit = ''
 //  }
 //
-//  return window.fetch(`${baseURL}/threads?subreddit=${subreddit}&page=${page - 1}`)
-//    .then(response => response.json())
-//    .catch(() => { throw new Error('Could not get removed threads') })
+//  return fetchJson(`${baseURL}/threads?subreddit=${subreddit}&page=${page - 1}`)
+//    .catch(error => {
+//      console.error('removeddit.getRemovedThreadIDs: ' + error)
+//      throw new Error('Could not get removed threads')
+//    })
 //}
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 5dceced..4a38061 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ import SnuOwnd from 'snuownd'
 
 const markdown = SnuOwnd.getParser()
 
+// Fetches JSON at the given url or throws a descriptive Error
+export const fetchJson = (url, init = {}) =>
+  window.fetch(url, init)
+    .then(response => response.ok ?
+      response.json()
+        .catch(error => {
+          throw new Error((response.statusText || response.status) + ', ' + error)
+        }) :
+      response.text()
+        .catch(error => {
+          throw new Error((response.statusText || response.status) + ', ' + error)
+        }).then(text => {
+          throw new Error((response.statusText || response.status) + ': ' + text)
+        })
+    )
+
 // Flatten arrays one level
 export const flatten = arr => arr.reduce(
   (accumulator, value) => accumulator.concat(value),