diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index 6086336c..9a53acd6 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ const Timeline = {
     timelineError () {
       return this.$store.state.statuses.error
     },
-    error403 () {
-      return this.$store.state.statuses.error403
+    errorData () {
+      return this.$store.state.statuses.errorData
     },
     newStatusCount () {
       return this.timeline.newStatusCount
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index e4d453b8..d9f4025d 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@
         {{ $t('timeline.error_fetching') }}
       </div>
       <div
-        v-else-if="error403"
+        v-else-if="errorData"
         class="loadmore-error alert error"
         @click.prevent
       >
         {{ $t('timeline.error_403') }}
       </div>
       <button
-        v-if="timeline.newStatusCount > 0 && !timelineError && !error403"
+        v-if="timeline.newStatusCount > 0 && !timelineError && !errorData"
         class="loadmore-button"
         @click.prevent="showNewStatuses"
       >
         {{ $t('timeline.show_new') }}{{ newStatusCountStr }}
       </button>
       <div
-        v-if="!timeline.newStatusCount > 0 && !timelineError && !error403"
+        v-if="!timeline.newStatusCount > 0 && !timelineError && !errorData"
         class="loadmore-text faint"
         @click.prevent
       >
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@
         {{ $t('timeline.no_more_statuses') }}
       </div>
       <a
-        v-else-if="!timeline.loading && !error403"
+        v-else-if="!timeline.loading && !errorData"
         href="#"
         @click.prevent="fetchOlderStatuses()"
       >
         <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer">{{ $t('timeline.load_older') }}</div>
       </a>
       <a
-        v-else-if="error403"
+        v-else-if="errorData"
         href="#"
       >
-        <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer">{{ error403 }}</div>
+        <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer">{{ errorData }}</div>
       </a>
       <div
         v-else
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index d0e871c8..4068aa02 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const defaultState = () => ({
   notifications: emptyNotifications(),
   favorites: new Set(),
   error: false,
-  error403: false,
+  errorData: '',
   timelines: {
     mentions: emptyTl(),
     public: emptyTl(),
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ export const mutations = {
   setError (state, { value }) {
     state.error = value
   },
-  set403Error (state, { value }) {
-    state.error403 = value
+  setErrorData (state, { value }) {
+    state.errorData = value
   },
   setNotificationsLoading (state, { value }) {
     state.notifications.loading = value
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ const statuses = {
     setError ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
       commit('setError', { value })
     },
-    set403Error ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
-      commit('set403Error', { value })
+    setErrorData ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
+      commit('setErrorData', { value })
     },
     setNotificationsLoading ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
       commit('setNotificationsLoading', { value })
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index a2aa802f..45b63caf 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -532,10 +532,7 @@ const fetchTimeline = ({
 
   return fetch(url, { headers: authHeaders(credentials) })
     .then((data) => {
-      if (data.ok || data.status === 403) {
-        return data
-      }
-      throw new Error('Error fetching timeline', data)
+      return data
     })
     .then((data) => data.json())
     .then((data) => {
diff --git a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
index b7952050..1aaae563 100644
--- a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
+++ b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const update = ({ store, statuses, timeline, showImmediately, userId }) => {
   const ccTimeline = camelCase(timeline)
 
   store.dispatch('setError', { value: false })
-  store.dispatch('set403Error', { value: false })
+  store.dispatch('setErrorData', { value: false })
 
   store.dispatch('addNewStatuses', {
     timeline: ccTimeline,
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ const fetchAndUpdate = ({
 
   return apiService.fetchTimeline(args)
     .then((statuses) => {
-      // Change messaging if not public
       if (statuses.error) {
-        store.dispatch('set403Error', { value: statuses.error })
+        console.log(statuses)
+        store.dispatch('setErrorData', { value: statuses.error })
         return
       }
       if (!older && statuses.length >= 20 && !timelineData.loading && numStatusesBeforeFetch > 0) {