diff --git a/web/src/App.tsx b/web/src/App.tsx
index 4b60752..835037c 100644
--- a/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
               playHandsign(client, game, handsign, setGame, enqueueSnackbar)
             }
             leaveGame={() => setGame(undefined)}
-            claimInactivity={async () => setGame(await Game.claimInactivity(client, game))}
+            claimInactivity={() => claimInactivity(client, game, setGame, enqueueSnackbar)}
             enqueueSnackbar={enqueueSnackbar}
           />
         </GameTicker>
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ const playGame = async (
         return;
       }
       if (e.message.includes('Error when posting tx ')) {
-        console.log('playGame error:', e.message);
         enqueueSnackbar('Error posting transaction', { variant: 'error' });
         setGame(undefined);
         return;
@@ -157,9 +156,47 @@ const playHandsign = async (
   setGame((g: Game.Game) => ({ ...g, lastHandsign: handsign }));
   try {
     await Game.playHandsign(client, game, handsign);
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (e) {
     setGame((g: Game.Game) => ({ ...g, lastHandsign: undefined }));
-    enqueueSnackbar('Secret error', { variant: 'error' });
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      if (e.message === 'Request rejected') {
+        enqueueSnackbar('Transaction rejected', { variant: 'error' });
+        throw e;
+      }
+      if (e.message.includes('Error when posting tx ')) {
+        enqueueSnackbar('Error posting transaction', { variant: 'error' });
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('playHandsign error:', e.message);
+    enqueueSnackbar('Error playing handsign', { variant: 'error' });
+    throw e;
+  }
+};
+
+const claimInactivity = async (
+  client: SecretJS.SigningCosmWasmClient,
+  game: Game.Game,
+  setGame: Function,
+  enqueueSnackbar: Function,
+) => {
+  try {
+    await Game.claimInactivity(client, game);
+    setGame(undefined);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      if (e.message === 'Request rejected') {
+        enqueueSnackbar('Transaction rejected', { variant: 'error' });
+        throw e;
+      }
+      if (e.message.includes('Error when posting tx ')) {
+        enqueueSnackbar('Error posting transaction', { variant: 'error' });
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('claimInactivity error:', e.message);
+    enqueueSnackbar('Error ending game', { variant: 'error' });
+    throw e;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/GamePlaying.tsx b/web/src/GamePlaying.tsx
index 0355553..6d53239 100644
--- a/web/src/GamePlaying.tsx
+++ b/web/src/GamePlaying.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
 
 interface Props {
   game: Game.Game;
-  playHandsign: Function;
+  playHandsign: (handsign: Msg.Handsign) => Promise<void>;
   leaveGame: Function;
   claimInactivity: () => Promise<void>;
   enqueueSnackbar: Function;
@@ -61,16 +61,19 @@ const GamePlaying = (props: Props) => {
   const { game, playHandsign, leaveGame, claimInactivity, enqueueSnackbar } = props;
   const [pickedRound, setPickedRound] = useState<number>();
   const [claimingInactivity, setClaimingInactivity] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const pickHandsign = (handsign: Msg.Handsign) => {
+  const pickHandsign = async (handsign: Msg.Handsign) => {
     setPickedRound(game.round);
-    playHandsign(handsign);
+    try {
+      await playHandsign(handsign);
+    } catch {
+      setPickedRound(undefined);
+    }
   };
   const tryClaimInactivity = async () => {
     setClaimingInactivity(true);
     try {
       await claimInactivity();
     } catch {
-      enqueueSnackbar('Secret error', { variant: 'error' });
       setClaimingInactivity(false);
     }
   };
diff --git a/web/src/game.ts b/web/src/game.ts
index b94256d..51d8267 100644
--- a/web/src/game.ts
+++ b/web/src/game.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ const playHandsign = async (
   try {
     await client.execute(game.contract, { play_hand: { handsign, locator: game.locator } });
   } catch (e) {
-    if (e.message !== 'ciphertext not set') throw e;
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      if (e.message === 'ciphertext not set') return;
+    }
+    throw e;
   }
 };
 
@@ -212,7 +215,10 @@ const claimInactivity = async (client: SecretJS.SigningCosmWasmClient, game: Gam
   try {
     await client.execute(game.contract, { claim_inactivity: { locator: game.locator } });
   } catch (e) {
-    if (e.message !== 'ciphertext not set') throw e;
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      if (e.message === 'ciphertext not set') return;
+    }
+    throw e;
   }
 };