diff --git a/api.ts b/api.ts
index 4c7cbec75..cc0fdf5c0 100644
--- a/api.ts
+++ b/api.ts
@@ -16,20 +16,27 @@ const db = new Nedb<Playlist>({
 
 export class Api {
     constructor() {
-        ipcMain.on('parse-playlist-by-url', (event, args) => {
-            axios.get(args.url).then((result) => {
-                const array = result.data.split('\n');
-                const parsedPlaylist = this.parsePlaylist(array);
-                const playlistObject = this.createPlaylistObject(
-                    args.title,
-                    parsedPlaylist,
-                    args.url
-                );
-                this.insertToDb(playlistObject);
-                event.sender.send('parse-response', {
-                    payload: playlistObject,
+        ipcMain.on('parse-playlist-by-url', async (event, args) => {
+            try {
+                await axios.get(args.url).then((result) => {
+                    const array = result.data.split('\n');
+                    const parsedPlaylist = this.parsePlaylist(array);
+                    const playlistObject = this.createPlaylistObject(
+                        args.title,
+                        parsedPlaylist,
+                        args.url
+                    );
+                    this.insertToDb(playlistObject);
+                    event.sender.send('parse-response', {
+                        payload: playlistObject,
+                    });
                 });
-            });
+            } catch (err) {
+                event.sender.send('error', {
+                    message: err.response.statusText,
+                    status: err.response.status,
+                });
+            }
         });
 
         ipcMain.on('parse-playlist', (event, args) => {
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.component.ts b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
index 708c33e8e..87506fda6 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/home/home.component.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ export class HomeComponent {
                 this.electronService.ipcRenderer.send('playlists-all');
             },
         },
+        {
+            id: 'error',
+            execute: (response: { message: string; status: number }) =>
+                this.showNotification(
+                    `Error: ${response.status} ${response.message}. Please check the entered playlist URL again.`
+                ),
+        },
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -84,12 +91,8 @@ export class HomeComponent {
      * @param fileName name of the uploaded file
      */
     rejectFile(fileName: string): void {
-        this.snackBar.open(
-            `File was rejected, unsupported file format (${fileName}).`,
-            null,
-            {
-                duration: 2000,
-            }
+        this.showNotification(
+            `File was rejected, unsupported file format (${fileName}).`
         );
         this.isLoading = false;
     }
@@ -176,4 +179,15 @@ export class HomeComponent {
             return '';
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows snack bar notification with a given message
+     * @param message message to show
+     * @param duration visibility duration of the snackbar
+     */
+    showNotification(message: string, duration = 2000): void {
+        this.snackBar.open(message, null, {
+            duration,
+        });
+    }
 }