diff --git a/lib/app/pages/source_page.dart b/lib/app/pages/source_page.dart
index a9ea0d9..eb3a033 100644
--- a/lib/app/pages/source_page.dart
+++ b/lib/app/pages/source_page.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import '../../log.dart';
 import '../../models/settings.dart';
 import '../../services/settings_service.dart';
 import '../items.dart';
+import '../snackbars.dart';
 
 class SourcePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
   final int? id;
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class SourcePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
                         }
                       } catch (e, st) {
                         // TOOD: toast the error or whatever
+                        showErrorSnackbar(context, e.toString());
                         log.severe('Saving source', e, st);
                         error = true;
                       } finally {
diff --git a/lib/app/snackbars.dart b/lib/app/snackbars.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffc0bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app/snackbars.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+void showErrorSnackbar(BuildContext context, String message) {
+  final colors = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+
+  ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(
+    content: Text(message, style: TextStyle(color: colors.onErrorContainer)),
+    backgroundColor: colors.errorContainer,
+    showCloseIcon: true,
+    closeIconColor: colors.onErrorContainer,
+    behavior: SnackBarBehavior.floating,
+    duration: const Duration(seconds: 10),
+  ));
+}
diff --git a/lib/services/settings_service.dart b/lib/services/settings_service.dart
index 264e930..cfcbc50 100644
--- a/lib/services/settings_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/settings_service.dart
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class SettingsService extends _$SettingsService {
       ref.read(httpClientProvider),
     );
 
+    await client.test();
+
     final features = IList([
       if (await client.testFeature(SubsonicFeature.emptyQuerySearch))
         SubsonicFeature.emptyQuerySearch,
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ class SettingsService extends _$SettingsService {
   }
 
   Future<void> updateSource(SubsonicSettings source) async {
+    final client = SubsonicClient(source, ref.read(httpClientProvider));
+
+    await client.test();
+
     await _db.updateSource(source);
     await init();
   }
diff --git a/lib/sources/subsonic/client.dart b/lib/sources/subsonic/client.dart
index 6d51738..0e1128a 100644
--- a/lib/sources/subsonic/client.dart
+++ b/lib/sources/subsonic/client.dart
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class SubsonicClient {
     return subsonicResponse;
   }
 
+  Future<void> test() => get('ping');
+
   Future<bool> testFeature(SubsonicFeature feature) async {
     switch (feature) {
       case SubsonicFeature.emptyQuerySearch: