diff --git a/ui/pager.go b/ui/pager.go
index ecd53c9..3e66ef2 100644
--- a/ui/pager.go
+++ b/ui/pager.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ var (
 
 // MSG
 
-type pagerErrMsg error
 type contentRenderedMsg string
 type noteSavedMsg *charm.Markdown
 
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 type pagerModel struct {
-	err          error
 	cc           *charm.Client
 	viewport     viewport.Model
 	state        pagerState
@@ -159,9 +157,6 @@ func pagerUpdate(msg boba.Msg, m pagerModel) (pagerModel, boba.Cmd) {
 			}
 		}
 
-	case pagerErrMsg:
-		m.err = msg
-
 	// Glow has rendered the content
 	case contentRenderedMsg:
 		m.setContent(string(msg))
@@ -171,7 +166,7 @@ func pagerUpdate(msg boba.Msg, m pagerModel) (pagerModel, boba.Cmd) {
 	// after a resize
 	case terminalSizeMsg:
 		if msg.Error() != nil {
-			m.err = msg.Error()
+			// This will be caught at the top level
 			return m, nil
 		}
 
@@ -261,12 +256,12 @@ func renderWithGlamour(m pagerModel, md string) boba.Cmd {
 func saveDocumentNote(cc *charm.Client, id int, note string) boba.Cmd {
 	if cc == nil {
 		return func() boba.Msg {
-			return pagerErrMsg(errors.New("can't set note; no charm client"))
+			return errMsg(errors.New("can't set note; no charm client"))
 		}
 	}
 	return func() boba.Msg {
 		if err := cc.SetMarkdownNote(id, note); err != nil {
-			return pagerErrMsg(err)
+			return errMsg(err)
 		}
 		return noteSavedMsg(&charm.Markdown{ID: id, Note: note})
 	}
diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index edcc814..bf6c891 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ var (
 
 // MSG
 
-type stashErrMsg error
 type stashSpinnerTickMsg struct{}
 type gotStashMsg []*charm.Markdown
 type gotNewsMsg []*charm.Markdown
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ const (
 
 type stashModel struct {
 	cc             *charm.Client
-	err            error
 	state          stashState
 	documents      []*markdown
 	spinner        spinner.Model
@@ -190,8 +188,6 @@ func stashUpdate(msg boba.Msg, m stashModel) (stashModel, boba.Cmd) {
 	)
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
-	case stashErrMsg:
-		m.err = msg
 
 	// Stash results have come in from the server
 	case gotStashMsg:
@@ -387,10 +383,6 @@ func stashUpdate(msg boba.Msg, m stashModel) (stashModel, boba.Cmd) {
 // VIEW
 
 func stashView(m stashModel) string {
-	if m.err != nil {
-		return "\n" + m.err.Error()
-	}
-
 	var s string
 	switch m.state {
 	case stashStateInit:
@@ -615,7 +607,7 @@ func loadStash(m stashModel) boba.Cmd {
 	return func() boba.Msg {
 		stash, err := m.cc.GetStash(m.page)
 		if err != nil {
-			return stashErrMsg(err)
+			return errMsg(err)
 		}
 		return gotStashMsg(stash)
 	}
@@ -625,7 +617,7 @@ func loadNews(m stashModel) boba.Cmd {
 	return func() boba.Msg {
 		news, err := m.cc.GetNews(1) // just fetch the first page
 		if err != nil {
-			return stashErrMsg(err)
+			return errMsg(err)
 		}
 		return gotNewsMsg(news)
 	}
@@ -643,7 +635,7 @@ func loadMarkdown(cc *charm.Client, id int, t markdownType) boba.Cmd {
 			md, err = cc.GetNewsMarkdown(id)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			return stashErrMsg(err)
+			return errMsg(err)
 		}
 		return fetchedMarkdownMsg(&markdown{
 			markdownType: userMarkdown,
@@ -656,7 +648,7 @@ func deleteStashedItem(cc *charm.Client, id int) boba.Cmd {
 	return func() boba.Msg {
 		err := cc.DeleteMarkdown(id)
 		if err != nil {
-			return stashErrMsg(err)
+			return errMsg(err)
 		}
 		return deletedStashedItemMsg(id)
 	}