diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 051918b803..0286b50696 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
      */
     public function render($request, Exception $exception)
     {
+        if ($exception instanceof FireflyException) {
+
+            return response()->view('errors.FireflyException', ['exception' => $exception], 500);
+        }
+
         return parent::render($request, $exception);
     }
 
+
     /**
      * Report or log an exception.
      *
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
index dbbbd7c969..642d7f4f56 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use Amount;
 use Auth;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\BudgetFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Models\LimitRepetition;
@@ -224,16 +225,15 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
     /**
      * @param BudgetRepositoryInterface $repository
      * @param Budget                    $budget
-     * @param LimitRepetition           $repetition
+     * @param LimitRepetition|null      $repetition
      *
-     * @return \Illuminate\View\View
+     * @return View
+     * @throws FireflyException
      */
     public function show(BudgetRepositoryInterface $repository, Budget $budget, LimitRepetition $repetition = null)
     {
         if (!is_null($repetition->id) && $repetition->budgetLimit->budget->id != $budget->id) {
-            $message = 'Invalid selection.';
-
-            return view('error', compact('message'));
+            throw new FireflyException('This budget limit is not part of this budget.');
         }
 
         $journals = $repository->getJournals($budget, $repetition, 50);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
index 2193980f2d..1e2f3259c1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
@@ -278,13 +278,7 @@ class CsvController extends Controller
          *       field id => field identifier.
          * ]
          */
-        try {
-            $options = $this->wizard->showOptions($this->data->getMap());
-        } catch (FireflyException $e) {
-            Log::error($e->getMessage());
-
-            return view('error', ['message' => $e->getMessage()]);
-        }
+        $options = $this->wizard->showOptions($this->data->getMap());
 
         // After these values are prepped, read the actual CSV file
         $reader     = $this->data->getReader();
@@ -321,13 +315,7 @@ class CsvController extends Controller
         Log::debug('Created importer');
         $importer = new Importer;
         $importer->setData($this->data);
-        try {
-            $importer->run();
-        } catch (FireflyException $e) {
-            Log::error('Catch error: ' . $e->getMessage());
-
-            return view('error', ['message' => $e->getMessage()]);
-        }
+        $importer->run();
         Log::debug('Done importing!');
 
         $rows     = $importer->getRows();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index 6d1d4ba807..99c52c574c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Report\ReportHelperInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface as ARI;
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
     {
         // throw an error if necessary.
         if ($end < $start) {
-
-            return view('error')->with('message', 'End date cannot be before start date, silly!');
+            throw new FireflyException('End date cannot be before start date, silly!')
         }
 
         // lower threshold
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index 4081278afb..4c021ce78b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use Config;
 use ExpandedForm;
 use FireflyIII\Events\TransactionJournalStored;
 use FireflyIII\Events\TransactionJournalUpdated;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Attachments\AttachmentHelperInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\JournalFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
     {
         // cannot edit opening balance
         if ($journal->isOpeningBalance()) {
-            return view('error')->with('message', 'Cannot edit this transaction. Edit the account instead!');
+            throw new FireflyException('Cannot edit this transaction (#' . $journal->id . '). Edit the account instead!');
         }
 
 
diff --git a/public/css/firefly.css b/public/css/firefly.css
index 898a85a3be..ebcb8946b3 100644
--- a/public/css/firefly.css
+++ b/public/css/firefly.css
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
     padding: 0;
 }
 
-
+.error-page {
+    background: #d2d6de;
+}
+.error-box {
+    width: 460px;
+    margin: 7% auto;
+}
 
 /* cursors */
 .rule-triggers {cursor:move;}
diff --git a/resources/views/errors/FireflyException.twig b/resources/views/errors/FireflyException.twig
index 282a8b08ee..c11c212d30 100644
--- a/resources/views/errors/FireflyException.twig
+++ b/resources/views/errors/FireflyException.twig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
             <p>
-                Unfortunately, this error was not recoverable. Firefly III broke.
+                Unfortunately, this error was not recoverable. Firefly III broke. The error is:
             </p>
             <p class="text-danger">
                 {{ exception.getMessage |default('General unknown errror') }}