diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index bae1b3768..f2f96a46d 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "font.h"
 #include <curl/curl.h>
+#include "menu_state_masterserver.h"
 
 #include "leak_dumper.h"
 
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ int glestMain(int argc, char** argv){
 			SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugWorldSynch).enabled);
 
 		NetworkInterface::setDisplayMessageFunction(ExceptionHandler::DisplayMessage);
+		MenuStateMasterserver::setDisplayMessageFunction(ExceptionHandler::DisplayMessage);
 		
 		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.cpp
index ef33044d7..640e85c64 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
 
+DisplayMessageFunction MenuStateMasterserver::pCB_DisplayMessage = NULL;
+
 // =====================================================
 // 	class ServerLine
 // =====================================================
@@ -267,10 +269,23 @@ void MenuStateMasterserver::render(){
 }
 
 void MenuStateMasterserver::update(){
-	if(autoRefreshTime!=0 && difftime(time(NULL),lastRefreshTimer) >= autoRefreshTime ){
+	if(autoRefreshTime!=0 && difftime(time(NULL),lastRefreshTimer) >= autoRefreshTime ) {
 			needUpdateFromServer = true;
 			lastRefreshTimer= time(NULL);
+	}
+
+	if(threadedErrorMsg != "") {
+		std::string sError = threadedErrorMsg;
+		threadedErrorMsg = "";
+
+		if(pCB_DisplayMessage != NULL) {
+			pCB_DisplayMessage(sError.c_str(),false);
 		}
+		else {
+			throw runtime_error(sError.c_str());
+		}
+	}
+
 }
 
 void MenuStateMasterserver::simpleTask() {
@@ -285,6 +300,7 @@ void MenuStateMasterserver::updateServerInfo() {
 		//MasterServerInfos masterServerInfos;
 		clearServerLines();
 
+		//throw runtime_error("test");
 		if(Config::getInstance().getString("Masterserver","") != "") {
 			std::string serverInfo = SystemFlags::getHTTP(Config::getInstance().getString("Masterserver")+"showServersForGlest.php");
 
@@ -325,7 +341,7 @@ void MenuStateMasterserver::updateServerInfo() {
 	catch(const exception &e){
 		SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s] Line: %d, error [%s]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,e.what());
 
-		throw runtime_error(e.what());
+		threadedErrorMsg = e.what();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.h b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.h
index bc8108469..e8a1d80ce 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_masterserver.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "main_menu.h"
 #include "masterserver_info.h"
 #include "simple_threads.h"
+#include "network_interface.h"
 
 namespace Glest{ namespace Game{
 
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ private:
 	time_t lastRefreshTimer;
 	SimpleTaskThread *updateFromMasterserverThread;
 
+	static DisplayMessageFunction pCB_DisplayMessage;
+	std::string threadedErrorMsg;
+
 public:
 	MenuStateMasterserver(Program *program, MainMenu *mainMenu);
 	virtual ~MenuStateMasterserver();
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void simpleTask();
 
+	static void setDisplayMessageFunction(DisplayMessageFunction pDisplayMessage) { pCB_DisplayMessage = pDisplayMessage; }
+
 private:
 	void showMessageBox(const string &text, const string &header, bool toggle);
 	void connectToServer(string ipString);
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
index 0fbce66c2..6eb69ea24 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/util/util.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ std::string SystemFlags::getHTTP(std::string URL) {
 
 	/* get contents from the URL */
 	curl_easy_perform(SystemFlags::curl_handle);
-	std::string serverResponse = chunk.memory;
+	std::string serverResponse = (chunk.memory != NULL ? chunk.memory : "");
 	if(chunk.memory) {
 		free(chunk.memory);
 	}