diff --git a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
index fcd8b351..2a5225a6 100644
--- a/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
+++ b/ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ROADMAP STAGE 4 - REPORTING / DASHBOARD / KPI
 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
 
-todo: exception handling around reports sucks
-todo: No message in popup should be more than can be viewed at once on a phone (600 characters maximum)
-todo: Exceptions, some are still showing [object,object]!
+
 todo: Exceptions don't show "Name: Error," ever
 todo: NON DEV MODE
 	No stack trace in error messages!
 	But do keep stack trace in internal LOG for diagnosis
-	
+
 todo: when server down get this weird TypeError string at client: 
 "Could not connect to AyaNova server at http://localhost:7575/api/v8.0/
 Error: TypeError: NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource."
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/gzdialog.js b/ayanova/src/api/gzdialog.js
index aa5ce5c5..42069297 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/gzdialog.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/gzdialog.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
       helpUrl
     ) {
       window.$gz.store.commit("logItem", "notify-warning: " + msg);
+      msg = msg.substring(0, 600);
       vm.$root.$gznotify({
         message: msg,
         type: "warning",
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export default {
       helpUrl
     ) {
       window.$gz.store.commit("logItem", "notify-info: " + msg);
+      msg = msg.substring(0, 600);
       vm.$root.$gznotify({
         message: msg,
         type: "info",
diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
index aa9fc84d..e42bf796 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/login.vue
@@ -370,13 +370,15 @@ export default {
             if (
               msg.includes("NetworkError") ||
               msg.includes("Failed to fetch")
-            ) {
+            ) {              
               msg =
                 "Could not connect to AyaNova server at " +
                 window.$gz.api.APIUrl("") +
                 "\r\nError: " +
                 error.message;
             }
+            //this just makes the error a little cleaner to remove the extraneous typeerror
+            msg = msg.replace(" TypeError:", "");
             vm.formState.errorBoxMessage = msg;
             return;
           }