diff --git a/src/components/media_upload/media_upload.js b/src/components/media_upload/media_upload.js
index 31d36487..42d900d3 100644
--- a/src/components/media_upload/media_upload.js
+++ b/src/components/media_upload/media_upload.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const mediaUpload = {
       if (file.size > store.state.instance.uploadlimit) {
         const filesize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(file.size)
         const allowedsize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(store.state.instance.uploadlimit)
-        self.$emit('upload-failed', 'upload_error_file_too_big', {filesize: filesize.num, filesizeunit: filesize.unit, allowedsize: allowedsize.num, allowedsizeunit: allowedsize.unit})
+        self.$emit('upload-failed', 'file_too_big', {filesize: filesize.num, filesizeunit: filesize.unit, allowedsize: allowedsize.num, allowedsizeunit: allowedsize.unit})
         return
       }
       const formData = new FormData()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const mediaUpload = {
           self.$emit('uploaded', fileData)
           self.uploading = false
         }, (error) => { // eslint-disable-line handle-callback-err
-          self.$emit('upload-failed', 'upload_error_generic')
+          self.$emit('upload-failed', 'default')
           self.uploading = false
         })
     },
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index f8225fb2..3899027f 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
     },
     uploadFailed (errString, templateArgs) {
       templateArgs = templateArgs || {}
-      this.error = this.$t('post_status.upload_error') + ' ' + this.$t('post_status.' + errString, templateArgs)
+      this.error = this.$t('upload.error.base') + ' ' + this.$t('upload.error.' + errString, templateArgs)
       this.enableSubmit()
     },
     disableSubmit () {
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index ed9178fa..424d0b85 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import fileSizeFormatService from '../../services/file_size_format/file_size_for
 const UserSettings = {
   data () {
     return {
-      avataruploaderror: null,
-      backgrounduploaderror: null,
-      banneruploaderror: null,
+      uploaderror: [null, null, null],
       newname: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.name,
       newbio: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.description,
       newlocked: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.locked,
@@ -73,27 +71,12 @@ const UserSettings = {
     uploadFile (slot, e) {
       const file = e.target.files[0]
       if (!file) { return }
-      var limit = 0
-      var error = () => {}
-      switch (slot) {
-        case 0:
-          limit = this.$store.state.instance.avatarlimit
-          error = (error) => { this.avataruploaderror = error }
-          break
-        case 1:
-          limit = this.$store.state.instance.bannerlimit
-          error = (error) => { this.banneruploaderror = error }
-          break
-        case 2:
-          limit = this.$store.state.instance.backgroundlimit
-          error = (error) => { this.backgrounduploaderror = error }
-      }
-      console.log(this.$store)
-      console.log(file.size + ' ' + slot + ' ' + limit)
-      if (file.size > limit) {
+      var limit = [this.$store.state.instance.avatarlimit, this.$store.state.instance.bannerlimit, this.$store.state.instance.backgroundlimit]
+      console.log(file.size, limit)
+      if (file.size > limit[slot]) {
         const filesize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(file.size)
-        const allowedsize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(limit)
-        error(this.$t('post_status.upload_error_file_too_big', {filesize: filesize.num, filesizeunit: filesize.unit, allowedsize: allowedsize.num, allowedsizeunit: allowedsize.unit}))
+        const allowedsize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(limit[slot])
+        this.$set(this.uploaderror, slot, this.$t('upload.error.base') + ' ' + this.$t('upload.error.file_too_big', {filesize: filesize.num, filesizeunit: filesize.unit, allowedsize: allowedsize.num, allowedsizeunit: allowedsize.unit}))
         return
       }
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
@@ -135,17 +118,7 @@ const UserSettings = {
       })
     },
     clearUploadError (slot) {
-      switch (slot) {
-        case 0:
-          this.avataruploaderror = null
-          break
-        case 1:
-          this.banneruploaderror = null
-          break
-        case 2:
-          this.backgrounduploaderror = null
-          break
-      }
+      this.$set(this.uploaderror, slot, null)
     },
     submitBanner () {
       if (!this.previews[1]) { return }
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index 12bc953e..22c4fe41 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
             </div>
             <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" v-if="uploading[0]"></i>
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[0]" @click="submitAvatar">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
-            <div class='alert error' v-if="avataruploaderror">
-              Error: {{ avataruploaderror }}
+            <div class='alert error' v-if="uploaderror[0]">
+              Error: {{ uploaderror[0] }}
               <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError(0)"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
             </div>
             <i class=" icon-spin4 animate-spin uploading" v-if="uploading[1]"></i>
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[1]" @click="submitBanner">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
-            <div class='alert error' v-if="banneruploaderror">
-              Error: {{ banneruploaderror }}
+            <div class='alert error' v-if="uploaderror[1]">
+              Error: {{ uploaderror[1] }}
               <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError(1)"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
             </div>
             <i class=" icon-spin4 animate-spin uploading" v-if="uploading[2]"></i>
             <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[2]" @click="submitBg">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
-            <div class='alert error' v-if="backgrounduploaderror">
-              Error: {{ backgrounduploaderror }}
+            <div class='alert error' v-if="uploaderror[2]">
+              Error: {{ uploaderror[2] }}
               <i class="icon-cancel" @click="clearUploadError(2)"></i>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 5697bae7..dae2f286 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
     "account_not_locked_warning": "Your account is not {0}. Anyone can follow you to view your follower-only posts.",
     "account_not_locked_warning_link": "locked",
     "attachments_sensitive": "Mark attachments as sensitive",
-    "upload_error": "Upload failed.",
-    "upload_error_file_too_big": "File too big [{filesize}{filesizeunit} / {allowedsize}{allowedsizeunit}]",
-    "upload_error_generic": "Try again later",
     "content_type": {
       "plain_text": "Plain text"
     },
@@ -230,11 +227,18 @@
     "favorite": "Favorite",
     "user_settings": "User Settings"
   },
-  "file_size_units": {
-    "B": "B",
-    "KiB": "KiB",
-    "MiB": "MiB",
-    "GiB": "GiB",
-    "TiB": "TiB"
+  "upload":{
+    "error": {
+    "base": "Upload failed.",
+    "file_too_big": "File too big [{filesize}{filesizeunit} / {allowedsize}{allowedsizeunit}]",
+    "default": "Try again later"
+    },
+    "file_size_units": {
+      "B": "B",
+      "KiB": "KiB",
+      "MiB": "MiB",
+      "GiB": "GiB",
+      "TiB": "TiB"
+    }
   }
 }