diff --git a/internal/vpn/client.go b/internal/vpn/client.go
index 3a3e1226ec..e13d85181a 100644
--- a/internal/vpn/client.go
+++ b/internal/vpn/client.go
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire-utilities/pkg/netutil"
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/app"
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/app/appnet"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/app/appserver"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/routefinder/rfclient"
-	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/router"
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/routing"
 	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/skyenv"
 )
@@ -189,17 +186,9 @@ func (c *Client) Serve() error {
 
 	c.setAppStatus(ClientStatusConnecting)
 
-	errNoTransportFound := appserver.RPCErr{
-		Err: router.ErrNoTransportFound.Error(),
-	}
-
-	errTransportNotFound := appserver.RPCErr{
-		Err: rfclient.ErrTransportNotFound.Error(),
-	}
-
 	r := netutil.NewRetrier(c.log, netutil.DefaultInitBackoff, netutil.DefaultMaxBackoff, 3, netutil.DefaultFactor).
 		WithErrWhitelist(errHandshakeStatusForbidden, errHandshakeStatusInternalError, errHandshakeNoFreeIPs,
-			errHandshakeStatusBadRequest, errNoTransportFound, errTransportNotFound)
+			errHandshakeStatusBadRequest, errNoTransportFound, errTransportNotFound, errErrSetupNode)
 
 	err := r.Do(context.Background(), func() error {
 		if c.isClosed() {
@@ -209,7 +198,7 @@ func (c *Client) Serve() error {
 		if err := c.dialServeConn(); err != nil {
 			switch err {
 			case errHandshakeStatusForbidden, errHandshakeStatusInternalError, errHandshakeNoFreeIPs,
-				errHandshakeStatusBadRequest, errNoTransportFound, errTransportNotFound:
+				errHandshakeStatusBadRequest, errNoTransportFound, errTransportNotFound, errErrSetupNode:
 				c.setAppError(err)
 				c.resetConnDuration()
 				return err
diff --git a/internal/vpn/errors.go b/internal/vpn/errors.go
index 30ec471af5..2d0407c49f 100644
--- a/internal/vpn/errors.go
+++ b/internal/vpn/errors.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package vpn
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/app/appserver"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/routefinder/rfclient"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/router"
+	"github.com/skycoin/skywire/pkg/setup/setupclient"
+)
 
 var (
 	errCouldFindDefaultNetworkGateway = errors.New("Could not find default network gateway")
@@ -9,4 +16,14 @@ var (
 	errHandshakeNoFreeIPs             = errors.New("No free IPs left to serve")
 	errHandshakeStatusBadRequest      = errors.New("Request was malformed")
 	errTimeout                        = errors.New("Internal error: Timeout")
+
+	errNoTransportFound = appserver.RPCErr{
+		Err: router.ErrNoTransportFound.Error(),
+	}
+	errTransportNotFound = appserver.RPCErr{
+		Err: rfclient.ErrTransportNotFound.Error(),
+	}
+	errErrSetupNode = appserver.RPCErr{
+		Err: setupclient.ErrSetupNode.Error(),
+	}
 )
diff --git a/pkg/setup/setupclient/client.go b/pkg/setup/setupclient/client.go
index 9e6db0441f..0958d1f188 100644
--- a/pkg/setup/setupclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/setup/setupclient/client.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 
 const rpcName = "RPCGateway"
 
+// ErrSetupNode is used when the visor is unable to connect to a setup node
+var ErrSetupNode = errors.New("failed to dial to a setup node")
+
 // Client is an RPC client for setup node.
 type Client struct {
 	log        *logging.Logger
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ func (c *Client) dial(ctx context.Context, dmsgC *dmsg.Client) (net.Conn, error)
 		return conn, nil
 	}
 
-	return nil, errors.New("failed to dial to a setup node")
+	return nil, ErrSetupNode
 }
 
 // Close closes a Client.
diff --git a/pkg/visor/api.go b/pkg/visor/api.go
index b141a2b0c7..9164eab4e3 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/api.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/api.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type API interface {
 	SetAppKillswitch(appName string, killswitch bool) error
 	LogsSince(timestamp time.Time, appName string) ([]string, error)
 	GetAppStats(appName string) (appserver.AppStats, error)
+	GetAppError(appName string) (string, error)
 	GetAppConnectionsSummary(appName string) ([]appserver.ConnectionSummary, error)
 
 	TransportTypes() ([]string, error)
@@ -508,6 +509,12 @@ func (v *Visor) GetAppStats(appName string) (appserver.AppStats, error) {
 	return stats, nil
 }
 
+// GetAppError implements API.
+func (v *Visor) GetAppError(appName string) (string, error) {
+	appErr, _ := v.procM.ErrorByName(appName)
+	return appErr, nil
+}
+
 // GetAppConnectionsSummary implements API.
 func (v *Visor) GetAppConnectionsSummary(appName string) ([]appserver.ConnectionSummary, error) {
 	cSummary, err := v.procM.ConnectionsSummary(appName)
diff --git a/pkg/visor/rpc.go b/pkg/visor/rpc.go
index e3485d9787..5e4f3d363a 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/rpc.go
@@ -298,6 +298,18 @@ func (r *RPC) GetAppStats(appName *string, out *appserver.AppStats) (err error)
 	return err
 }
 
+// GetAppError gets app runtime error.
+func (r *RPC) GetAppError(appName *string, out *string) (err error) {
+	defer rpcutil.LogCall(r.log, "GetAppError", appName)(out, &err)
+
+	stats, err := r.visor.GetAppError(*appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		*out = stats
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // GetAppConnectionsSummary returns connections stats for the app.
 func (r *RPC) GetAppConnectionsSummary(appName *string, out *[]appserver.ConnectionSummary) (err error) {
 	defer rpcutil.LogCall(r.log, "GetAppConnectionsSummary", appName)(out, &err)
diff --git a/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go b/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
index ea4e21906e..0534b4dba8 100644
--- a/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
+++ b/pkg/visor/rpc_client.go
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ func (rc *rpcClient) GetAppStats(appName string) (appserver.AppStats, error) {
 	return stats, nil
 }
 
+func (rc *rpcClient) GetAppError(appName string) (string, error) {
+	var appErr string
+
+	if err := rc.Call("GetAppError", &appName, &appErr); err != nil {
+		return appErr, err
+	}
+
+	return appErr, nil
+}
+
 // GetAppConnectionsSummary get connections stats for the app.
 func (rc *rpcClient) GetAppConnectionsSummary(appName string) ([]appserver.ConnectionSummary, error) {
 	var summary []appserver.ConnectionSummary
@@ -787,6 +797,10 @@ func (mc *mockRPCClient) GetAppStats(_ string) (appserver.AppStats, error) {
 	return appserver.AppStats{}, nil
 }
 
+func (mc *mockRPCClient) GetAppError(_ string) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 // GetAppConnectionsSummary get connections stats for the app.
 func (mc *mockRPCClient) GetAppConnectionsSummary(_ string) ([]appserver.ConnectionSummary, error) {
 	return nil, nil