diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketConnection.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketConnection.kt
index b3e809c2..5c55b0be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketConnection.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketConnection.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ internal class WebSocketConnection(
     private lateinit var onMessageCallback: (Message) -> Unit
     private lateinit var onClose: Runnable
     private lateinit var onOpen: Runnable
-    private lateinit var onBadRequest: BadRequestRunnable
-    private lateinit var onNetworkFailure: OnNetworkFailureRunnable
+    private lateinit var onFailure: OnNetworkFailureRunnable
     private lateinit var onReconnected: Runnable
     private var state: State? = null
 
@@ -71,14 +70,8 @@ internal class WebSocketConnection(
     }
 
     @Synchronized
-    fun onBadRequest(onBadRequest: BadRequestRunnable): WebSocketConnection {
-        this.onBadRequest = onBadRequest
-        return this
-    }
-
-    @Synchronized
-    fun onNetworkFailure(onNetworkFailure: OnNetworkFailureRunnable): WebSocketConnection {
-        this.onNetworkFailure = onNetworkFailure
+    fun onFailure(onFailure: OnNetworkFailureRunnable): WebSocketConnection {
+        this.onFailure = onFailure
         return this
     }
 
@@ -192,15 +185,11 @@ internal class WebSocketConnection(
             Logger.error(t) { "WebSocket($id): failure $code Message: $message" }
             syncExec(id) {
                 closed()
-                if (response != null && response.code >= 400 && response.code <= 499) {
-                    onBadRequest.execute(message)
-                    return@syncExec
-                }
 
                 errorCount++
                 val minutes = (errorCount * 2 - 1).coerceAtMost(20)
 
-                onNetworkFailure.execute(minutes)
+                onFailure.execute(response?.message ?: "unreachable", minutes)
                 scheduleReconnect(TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(minutes.toLong()))
             }
             super.onFailure(webSocket, t, response)
@@ -214,12 +203,8 @@ internal class WebSocketConnection(
         }
     }
 
-    internal fun interface BadRequestRunnable {
-        fun execute(message: String)
-    }
-
     internal fun interface OnNetworkFailureRunnable {
-        fun execute(minutes: Int)
+        fun execute(status: String, minutes: Int)
     }
 
     internal enum class State {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketService.kt
index 7ad0078c..3bfc6984 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/github/gotify/service/WebSocketService.kt
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ internal class WebSocketService : Service() {
         )
             .onOpen { onOpen() }
             .onClose { onClose() }
-            .onBadRequest { message -> onBadRequest(message) }
-            .onNetworkFailure { minutes -> onNetworkFailure(minutes) }
+            .onFailure { status, minutes -> onFailure(status, minutes) }
             .onMessage { message -> onMessage(message) }
             .onReconnected { notifyMissedNotifications() }
             .start()
@@ -179,16 +178,12 @@ internal class WebSocketService : Service() {
         connection!!.scheduleReconnect(15)
     }
 
-    private fun onBadRequest(message: String) {
-        showForegroundNotification(getString(R.string.websocket_could_not_connect), message)
-    }
-
-    private fun onNetworkFailure(minutes: Int) {
-        val status = getString(R.string.websocket_not_connected)
+    private fun onFailure(status: String, minutes: Int) {
+        val title = getString(R.string.websocket_error, status)
         val intervalUnit = resources
             .getQuantityString(R.plurals.websocket_retry_interval, minutes, minutes)
         showForegroundNotification(
-            status,
+            title,
             "${getString(R.string.websocket_reconnect)} $intervalUnit"
         )
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 206fcbd3..d0e4e2c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     <string name="missed_messages">Missed messages</string>
     <string name="grouped_notification_text">New Messages</string>
     <string name="websocket_listening">Connected</string>
-    <string name="websocket_could_not_connect">Could not connect</string>
     <string name="websocket_init">Initializing</string>
     <string name="versions">gotify/android v%1$s; gotify/server v%2$s</string>
     <string name="advanced_settings">Advanced Settings</string>
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@
     <string name="action_dialog_button_open">Open</string>
     <string name="action_dialog_button_cancel">Cancel</string>
 
-    <string name="websocket_not_connected">Not connected</string>
+    <string name="websocket_error">Error %s (see logs)</string>
     <string name="websocket_reconnect">Trying to reconnect</string>
     <plurals name="websocket_retry_interval">
         <item quantity="one">in %d minute</item>