diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
index e1d4941d..ad850111 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/adm-license.vue
@@ -285,10 +285,16 @@ export default {
       try {
         //call fetch key on server
         let r = await window.$gz.api.upsertEx("license");
+        //r should just be a string response unless there is an error in which case it's an object
         if (r.error) {
           throw r;
         }
-        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("notify-info", r.data);
+
+        if (r.startsWith("E1")) {
+          throw r;
+        }
+        //this should be the only place hit if everything goes well and key was fetched
+        window.$gz.eventBus.$emit("notify-success", r);
       } catch (error) {
         window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);
       }