diff --git a/src/l10n.json b/src/l10n.json
index c0e71af31..c26ca761a 100644
--- a/src/l10n.json
+++ b/src/l10n.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     "registration.choosePasswordStepTitle": "Create a password",
     "registration.choosePasswordStepTooltip": "Don't use your name or anything that's easy for someone else to guess.",
     "registration.classroomApiGeneralError": "Sorry, we could not find the registration information for this class",
+    "registration.generalError": "Sorry, an unexpected error occurred.",
     "registration.classroomInviteExistingStudentStepDescription": "you have been invited to join the class:",
     "registration.classroomInviteNewStudentStepDescription": "has invited you to join the class:",
     "registration.confirmYourEmail": "Confirm Your Email",
diff --git a/src/views/studentcompleteregistration/studentcompleteregistration.jsx b/src/views/studentcompleteregistration/studentcompleteregistration.jsx
index e8d429d54..e337470d7 100644
--- a/src/views/studentcompleteregistration/studentcompleteregistration.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studentcompleteregistration/studentcompleteregistration.jsx
@@ -86,11 +86,18 @@ var StudentCompleteRegistration = intl.injectIntl(React.createClass({
             method: 'post',
             useCsrf: true,
             formData: submittedData
-        }, function (err, body) {
+        }, function (err, body, res) {
             this.setState({waiting: false});
             if (err) return this.setState({registrationError: err});
             if (body.success) return this.advanceStep(formData);
-            this.setState({registrationErrors: body.errors});
+            this.setState({
+                registrationErrors:
+                    body.errors || {
+                        __all__:
+                            this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.generalError'}) +
+                            ' (' + res.statusCode + ')'
+                    }
+            });
         }.bind(this));
     },
     goToClass: function () {
diff --git a/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx b/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
index 5400b11d6..bb22c8a31 100644
--- a/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studentregistration/studentregistration.jsx
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ var StudentRegistration = intl.injectIntl(React.createClass({
                 classroom_id: this.props.classroomId,
                 classroom_token: this.props.classroomToken
             }
-        }, function (err, res) {
+        }, function (err, body, res) {
             this.setState({waiting: false});
             if (err) return this.setState({registrationError: err});
-            if (res[0].success) return this.advanceStep(formData);
-            this.setState({registrationError: res[0].msg});
+            if (body[0].success) return this.advanceStep(formData);
+            this.setState({
+                registrationError:
+                    body[0].msg ||
+                    this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.generalError'}) + ' (' + res.statusCode + ')'
+            });
         }.bind(this));
     },
     goToClass: function () {
diff --git a/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx b/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
index b278a8101..45e22956e 100644
--- a/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
+++ b/src/views/teacherregistration/teacherregistration.jsx
@@ -66,14 +66,18 @@ var TeacherRegistration = React.createClass({
                 address_zip: this.state.formData.address.zip,
                 how_use_scratch: this.state.formData.useScratch
             }
-        }, function (err, res) {
+        }, function (err, body, res) {
             this.setState({waiting: false});
             if (err) return this.setState({registrationError: err});
-            if (res[0].success) {
+            if (body[0].success) {
                 this.props.dispatch(sessionActions.refreshSession());
                 return this.advanceStep(formData);
             }
-            this.setState({registrationError: res[0].msg});
+            this.setState({
+                registrationError:
+                    body[0].msg ||
+                    this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.generalError'}) + ' (' + res.statusCode + ')'
+            });
         }.bind(this));
 
     },