diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js b/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
index 9c83d3de..a6dddacc 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js
@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ import locale from "./locale";
 
 var devModeShowErrors = false;
 
-//TODO: tie this into form error display somehow so that form can control whether to show particular error or not
-//i.e. dealwitherror(msg,formerrordisplayfunction,bool shouldshowError)
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//  Log and optionally display errors
+//
 function dealWithError(msg, displayToUser) {
   msg = locale.translateString(msg);
+  //In some cases the error may not be localizable, if this is not a debug run then it should show without the ?? that localizing puts in keys not found
+  //so it's not as wierd looking to the user
+  if (!devModeShowErrors && msg.includes("??")) {
+    msg = msg.replace("??", "");
+  }
   store.commit("logItem", msg);
   if (displayToUser || devModeShowErrors) {
     alert("~" + msg);
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
index 3257d546..44a0ed8d 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/locale.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
   get(key) {
     // debugger;
     if (!_.has(store.state.localeText, key)) {
-      return "?" + key + "?";
+      return "??" + key;
     }
     return store.state.localeText[key];
   },
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export default {
       var foundMatch = match[0];
       var ltKey = match[1];
       var newValue = this.get(ltKey);
-
       ret = ret.replace(foundMatch, newValue);
     }
     return ret;