diff --git a/js/node_helper.js b/js/node_helper.js
index 415ae658..3ecca4ce 100644
--- a/js/node_helper.js
+++ b/js/node_helper.js
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ NodeHelper.checkFetchStatus = function (response) {
 	}
 };
 
+NodeHelper.checkFetchError = function (error) {
+	let error_type = "MODULE_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED";
+	if (error.code === "EAI_AGAIN") {
+		error_type = "MODULE_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION";
+	}
+	return error_type;
+};
+
 NodeHelper.create = function (moduleDefinition) {
 	return NodeHelper.extend(moduleDefinition);
 };
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index 00b07b81..bc033a19 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -89,11 +89,8 @@ Module.register("newsfeed", {
 
 			this.loaded = true;
 			this.error = null;
-		} else if (notification === "FETCH_ERROR") {
-			this.error = `${payload.error}`;
-			this.scheduleUpdateInterval();
-		} else if (notification === "INCORRECT_URL") {
-			this.error = `Incorrect url: ${payload.url}`;
+		} else if (notification === "NEWSFEED_ERROR") {
+			this.error = this.translate(payload.error_type);
 			this.scheduleUpdateInterval();
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
index bbfda9e1..6dd8683a 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const NewsfeedFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, encoding, logFeedWarnings
 				response.body.pipe(iconv.decodeStream(encoding)).pipe(parser);
 			})
 			.catch((error) => {
-				fetchFailedCallback(this, error.message);
+				fetchFailedCallback(this, error);
 				scheduleTimer();
 			});
 	};
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/node_helper.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/node_helper.js
index 926b9d3d..55f403db 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/node_helper.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/node_helper.js
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
 		try {
 			new URL(url);
 		} catch (error) {
-			this.sendSocketNotification("INCORRECT_URL", { url: url });
+			Log.error("Newsfeed Error. Malformed newsfeed url: ", url, error);
+			this.sendSocketNotification("NEWSFEED_ERROR", { error_type: "MODULE_ERROR_MALFORMED_URL" });
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ module.exports = NodeHelper.create({
 			});
 
 			fetcher.onError((fetcher, error) => {
-				Log.error("Newsfeed Error. Could not fetch newsfeed: ", fetcher.url(), error);
-				this.sendSocketNotification("FETCH_ERROR", {
-					url: fetcher.url(),
-					error: error
+				Log.error("Newsfeed Error. Could not fetch newsfeed: ", url, error);
+				let error_type = NodeHelper.checkFetchError(error);
+				this.sendSocketNotification("NEWSFEED_ERROR", {
+					error_type
 				});
 			});
 
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 9710d781..82748e6b 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 	"MODULE_CONFIG_CHANGED": "The configuration options for the {MODULE_NAME} module have changed.\nPlease check the documentation.",
 	"MODULE_CONFIG_ERROR": "Error in the {MODULE_NAME} module. {ERROR}",
+	"MODULE_ERROR_MALFORMED_URL": "Malformed url.",
+	"MODULE_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION": "No internet connection.",
+	"MODULE_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED": "Check logs for more details.",
 
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION": "MagicMirror² update available.",
 	"UPDATE_NOTIFICATION_MODULE": "Update available for {MODULE_NAME} module.",