diff --git a/Configuration.cpp b/Configuration.cpp
index fd28e634d..061d2d9f0 100644
--- a/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/Configuration.cpp
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ private:
   void delete_selected_macros (QModelIndexList);
   void after_CTY_downloaded();
   void set_CTY_DAT_version(QString const& version);
+  void error_during_CTY_download (QString const& reason);
   Q_SLOT void on_udp_server_line_edit_textChanged (QString const&);
   Q_SLOT void on_udp_server_line_edit_editingFinished ();
   Q_SLOT void on_save_path_select_push_button_clicked (bool);
@@ -2433,6 +2434,8 @@ void Configuration::impl::on_CTY_download_button_clicked (bool /*clicked*/)
 
   // set up LoTW users CSV file fetching
   connect (&cty_download, &FileDownload::complete, this, &Configuration::impl::after_CTY_downloaded, Qt::UniqueConnection);
+  connect (&cty_download, &FileDownload::error, this, &Configuration::impl::error_during_CTY_download, Qt::UniqueConnection);
+
   cty_download.start_download();
 }
 void Configuration::impl::set_CTY_DAT_version(QString const& version)
@@ -2440,6 +2443,12 @@ void Configuration::impl::set_CTY_DAT_version(QString const& version)
   ui_->CTY_file_label->setText(QString{"CTY File Version: %1"}.arg(version));
 }
 
+void Configuration::impl::error_during_CTY_download (QString const& reason)
+{
+  MessageBox::warning_message (this, tr ("Error Loading CTY.DAT"), reason);
+  after_CTY_downloaded();
+}
+
 void Configuration::impl::after_CTY_downloaded ()
 {
   ui_->CTY_download_button->setEnabled (true);
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 008232d54..bed378a45 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
       MessageBox::warning_message (this, tr ("Error Loading LotW Users Data"), reason);
     }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
+
   QButtonGroup* txMsgButtonGroup = new QButtonGroup {this};
   txMsgButtonGroup->addButton(ui->txrb1,1);
   txMsgButtonGroup->addButton(ui->txrb2,2);