diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js b/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
index ce937cba..cbd4d436 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/apiutil.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default {
     //debugger;
     if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
       return Promise.resolve(response);
-    } else {      
+    } else {
       store.commit(
         "logItem",
         "API error: status=" +
@@ -32,25 +32,9 @@ export default {
           ", url=" +
           response.url
       );
-      return Promise.reject(new Error(response.statusText));
-    }
-  },
-  status2(response) {
-    //debugger;
-    if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
-      return Promise.resolve(response);
-    } else {      
-      store.commit(
-        "logItem",
-        "API error: status=" +
-          response.status +
-          ", statusText=" +
-          response.statusText +
-          ", url=" +
-          response.url
-      );
-      
+
       //TODO: If no viable data to return then should reject, otherwise should resolve regardless
+      //Nope because we will never get here if nothing at all was returned so what is this actually doing??
 
       return Promise.resolve(response);
     }
@@ -58,6 +42,14 @@ export default {
   json(response) {
     return response.json();
   },
+  apiErrorToHumanString(apiError) {
+    //empty error object?
+    if (!apiError) {
+      return "apiErrorToHumanString():: Empty API eror, unknown";
+    }
+    //convert to readable string
+    return JSON.stringify(apiError);
+  },
   patchAuthorizedHeaders() {
     return {
       //Accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*",
@@ -166,5 +158,30 @@ export default {
       eq +
       encodeURIComponent(stringifyPrimitive(obj))
     );
+  },
+  get(route) {
+    var that=this;
+    //debugger;
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+      //debugger;
+      fetch(that.APIUrl(route), that.fetchGetOptions())
+        .then(that.status)
+        .then(that.json)
+        .then(response => {
+          //For now, assuming that all returns that make it here have either an error or a data object attached to them
+          //debugger;
+          resolve(response);
+        })
+        .catch(function(error) {
+          //fundamental error, can't proceed with this call
+          // debugger;
+          var errorMessage =
+            "API error: GET route =" + route + ", message =" + error.message;
+          store.commit("logItem", errorMessage);
+          alert("Error: " + errorMessage);
+
+          reject(error);
+        });
+    });
   }
 };
diff --git a/ayanova/src/api/getAPIItem.js b/ayanova/src/api/getAPIItem.js
index 7d6534a1..71494763 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/api/getAPIItem.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/api/getAPIItem.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-/* eslint-disable */
+/* xeslint-disable */
 import apiUtil from "./apiutil";
 import store from "../store";
 export default {
   get(route) {
     return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
       fetch(apiUtil.APIUrl(route), apiUtil.fetchGetOptions())
-        .then(apiUtil.status2)
+        .then(apiUtil.status)
         .then(apiUtil.json)
         .then(response => {
+          //For now, assuming that all returns that make it here have either an error or a data object attached to them
+          //debugger;
           resolve(response);
         })
         .catch(function(error) {
           //fundamental error, can't proceed with this call
-         // debugger;
+          // debugger;
           var errorMessage =
             "API error: GET route =" + route + ", message =" + error.message;
           store.commit("logItem", errorMessage);
diff --git a/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js b/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
index 705aded3..dfd491ea 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
+++ b/ayanova/src/utils/initialize.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* eslint-disable */
+/* xeslint-disable */
 import store from "../store";
 import roles from "./roles";
 import lt from "../api/locale";
-import api from "../api/getAPIItem";
+import api from "../api/apiutil";
 
 function addNavItem(title, icon, route) {
   store.commit("addNavItem", {
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ function addNavItem(title, icon, route) {
 // on change of authentication status
 export default function initialize() {
   if (store.state.authenticated) {
-
-    //GET LOCALIZED TEXT FOR SHELL    
+    //GET LOCALIZED TEXT FOR SHELL
     lt.fetch([
       "Home",
       "Service",
@@ -89,32 +88,32 @@ export default function initialize() {
         throw error;
       });
 
-    //CACHE LOCALE SETTINGS    
-    debugger;
+    //CACHE LOCALE SETTINGS
     //check the timezone offset is still valid, offer to change it if not
     //api.get("UserOptions/" + store.state.userId).then(res => {
     api
       .get("UserOptions/bb")
       .then(res => {
-        debugger;
+        if (res.error) {
+          //In a form this would trigger a bunch of validation or error display code but for here and now:
+          //convert error to human readable string for display
+          alert(api.apiErrorToHumanString(res.error));
+        } else {
+          var localOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset();
+          if (localOffset != 0) {
+            localOffset = (localOffset / 60) * -1; //time is in minutes and reversed from what we want or expect
+          }
 
-        //TODO: check if error in return object
-        //centralize that shit so can easily handle it in client
-
-        var localOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset();
-        if (localOffset != 0) {
-          localOffset = (localOffset / 60) * -1; //time is in minutes and reversed from what we want or expect
-        }
-
-        if (res.data.timeZoneOffset != localOffset) {
-          //todo: timezone doesn't match, offer to fix it
-          alert(
-            "Time zone offset for this account is set to " +
-              res.data.timeZoneOffset +
-              " which doesn't match the local timezone offset of " +
-              localOffset +
-              "."
-          );
+          if (res.data.timeZoneOffset != localOffset) {
+            //todo: timezone doesn't match, offer to fix it
+            alert(
+              "Time zone offset for this account is set to " +
+                res.data.timeZoneOffset +
+                " which doesn't match the local timezone offset of " +
+                localOffset +
+                "."
+            );
+          }
         }
       })
       .catch(function(error) {
@@ -124,7 +123,5 @@ export default function initialize() {
         );
         throw error;
       });
-
-    
   }
 }