diff --git a/scripts/forum.controller.js b/scripts/forum.controller.js
index e8cace7..d78701e 100644
--- a/scripts/forum.controller.js
+++ b/scripts/forum.controller.js
@@ -165,10 +165,11 @@ daddy.controller("createTopicCtrlr", function($scope, $location, $http, stateDat
                 $scope.createPost($scope.topic.postContent, res.data.topicNo)
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
+            $scope.status.show = true;
             if (res.status == 500) {
                 console.log("something went wrong: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
@@ -196,10 +197,11 @@ daddy.controller("createTopicCtrlr", function($scope, $location, $http, stateDat
                 $location.path("/topics/" + topicNo)
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
+            $scope.status.show = true;
             if (res.status == 500) {
                 console.log("something went wrong: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
@@ -271,10 +273,11 @@ daddy.controller("createCategoryCtrlr", function($scope, $http, $location, state
                 $location.path("/categories/" + res.data.catNo)
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
+            $scope.status.show = true;
             if (res.status == 500) {
                 console.log("something went wrong: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
@@ -360,11 +363,12 @@ daddy.controller("topicsCtrlr", function($scope, $routeParams, $timeout, $http,
                 $timeout(function() { $scope.getTopic() }, 2000)
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
+            $scope.status.show = true;
             if (res.status == 500) {
                 console.log("something went wrong: ")
                 console.log(res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
@@ -405,10 +409,11 @@ daddy.controller("topicsCtrlr", function($scope, $routeParams, $timeout, $http,
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
             if (res.status == 500) {
+                $scope.status.show = true;
                 console.log("something went wrong: ")
                 console.log(res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
@@ -440,11 +445,12 @@ daddy.controller("topicsCtrlr", function($scope, $routeParams, $timeout, $http,
                 }
             }
         }).catch((res) => {
+            $scope.status.show = true;
             if (res.status == 500) {
                 console.log("something went wrong: ")
                 console.log(res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Something went wrong: " + res.status
-            } else if (res.status == 403) {
+            } else if (res.status == 401) {
                 console.log("something went worng: " + res.data)
                 $scope.status.text = "Authentication failed. For saftey reasons, you have been logged out, please log in and try again."
                 stateData.logOut()
diff --git a/views/topics.html b/views/topics.html
index be218b1..24bdd0b 100644
--- a/views/topics.html
+++ b/views/topics.html
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
             <tr>
                 <td colspan="2" ng-show="state.user.userNo == null">{{logged.text1}} <span class="link"
                         ng-click="setLogin()">{{logged.link1}}</span> {{logged.text2}} <span class="link"
-                        ng-click="setSignup()">{{logged.link2}}</span> {{logged.text3}}</td>
+                        ng-click="setSignup()">{{logged.link2}}</span> {{logged.text3}}
+                        <p class="status" ng-show="status.show">{{status.text}}</p>    
+                </td>
                 <td colspan="2" ng-show="state.user.userNo != null">
                     <form name="replyForm" id="replyForm" ng-submit="makeReply(topic.topicNo)">
                         <label for="replyCotnent">Reply:</label> <br />
-                        <textarea name="replyContent" ng-model="reply.postContent" required></textarea> <br />
+                        <textarea name="replyContent" ng-model="reply.postContent" required></textarea> <br /> 
                         <input type="submit" name="replySubmit" ng-model="reply.submit" value="Reply" />
                     </form>
                     <p class="status" ng-show="status.show">{{status.text}}</p>