diff --git a/_src/js/compare/index.jsx b/_src/js/compare/index.jsx
index ade94571..efec818b 100644
--- a/_src/js/compare/index.jsx
+++ b/_src/js/compare/index.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import {Nav, NavItem, Tab} from 'react-bootstrap';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import {schemeSet2 as colors} from 'd3-scale-chromatic';
+import _ from 'lodash';
 
 import 'react-select/dist/react-select.css';
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class Compare extends React.Component {
       usePct: true,
       budgetChoices: [],
       totals: [],
+      error: null
     };
     this.updateChangeType = this.updateChangeType.bind(this);
     this.selectBudget = this.selectBudget.bind(this);
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ class Compare extends React.Component {
         budget1Options,
         budget2Options,
       });
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      this.setState({error: error.response});
     });
   }
 
@@ -127,9 +132,15 @@ class Compare extends React.Component {
         };
       }
     });
+    const error = this.state.error;
+
+    const errorMessage = _.isNull(error) ?
+	  (<div></div>) :
+	  (<div className="alert alert-danger">{error}</div>);
 
     return <div>
       <div className="row">
+        {errorMessage}
         <div className="col-sm-10">
           <h1>Compare <span style={styles[0]} className="choose-budget">
             <Select options={this.state.budget1Options} value={this.state.budget1Choice}
@@ -201,4 +212,4 @@ class Compare extends React.Component {
 ReactDOM.render(
   <Compare/>,
   document.getElementById('root')
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+);
diff --git a/_src/package.json b/_src/package.json
index b92175fd..c8d47288 100644
--- a/_src/package.json
+++ b/_src/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "d3-format": "^1.0.2",
     "d3-scale-chromatic": "^1.1.1",
     "fsevents": "^1.2.4",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "react": "^15.4.1",
     "react-bootstrap": "^0.30.8",
     "react-chartjs-2": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/_src/yarn.lock b/_src/yarn.lock
index cd3e04ee..1e0630c7 100644
--- a/_src/yarn.lock
+++ b/_src/yarn.lock
@@ -2149,6 +2149,10 @@ lodash@^4.14.0, lodash@^4.2.0:
   version "4.17.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.2.tgz#34a3055babe04ce42467b607d700072c7ff6bf42"
 
+lodash@^4.17.10:
+  version "4.17.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.10.tgz#1b7793cf7259ea38fb3661d4d38b3260af8ae4e7"
+
 longest@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/longest/-/longest-1.0.1.tgz#30a0b2da38f73770e8294a0d22e6625ed77d0097"