diff --git a/packages/core/utils/constants.js b/packages/core/utils/constants.js
index 033b92f39..db37ee579 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/constants.js
+++ b/packages/core/utils/constants.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { extractHostname } from "./hostname";
+
 const hosts = {
   API_HOST:
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
@@ -22,3 +24,16 @@ const hosts = {
 };
 
 export default hosts;
+
+export const getServerNameFromHost = (host) => {
+  const names = {
+    [extractHostname(hosts.API_HOST)]: "Notesnook Sync Server",
+    [extractHostname(hosts.AUTH_HOST)]: "Authentication Server",
+    [extractHostname(hosts.SSE_HOST)]: "Eventing Server",
+    [extractHostname(hosts.SUBSCRIPTIONS_HOST)]:
+      "Subscriptions Management Server",
+    [extractHostname(hosts.ISSUES_HOST)]: "Bug Reporting Server",
+  };
+  console.log(names, host);
+  return names[host];
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/hostname.js b/packages/core/utils/hostname.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9f04de62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/utils/hostname.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export function extractHostname(url) {
+  var hostname;
+  //find & remove protocol (http, ftp, etc.) and get hostname
+
+  if (url.indexOf("//") > -1) {
+    hostname = url.split("/")[2];
+  } else {
+    hostname = url.split("/")[0];
+  }
+
+  //find & remove port number
+  // hostname = hostname.split(":")[0];
+  //find & remove "?"
+  hostname = hostname.split("?")[0];
+
+  return hostname;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/http.js b/packages/core/utils/http.js
index c167fefc9..aca3b1e8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/http.js
+++ b/packages/core/utils/http.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { EV, EVENTS } from "../common";
+import { getServerNameFromHost } from "./constants";
+import { extractHostname } from "./hostname";
 
 function get(url, token) {
   return request(url, token, "GET");
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ async function handleResponse(response) {
 
 async function request(url, token, method) {
   return handleResponse(
-    await fetch(url, {
+    await fetchWrapped(url, {
       method,
       headers: getAuthorizationHeader(token),
     })
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ async function bodyRequest(
   contentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
 ) {
   return handleResponse(
-    await fetch(url, {
+    await fetchWrapped(url, {
       method,
       body: transformer(data, contentType),
       headers: {
@@ -126,6 +128,27 @@ function errorTransformer(errorJson) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {RequestInfo} input
+ * @param {RequestInit} init
+ */
+async function fetchWrapped(input, init) {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(input, init);
+    return response;
+  } catch (e) {
+    const host = extractHostname(input);
+    const serverName = getServerNameFromHost(host);
+    if (serverName)
+      throw new Error(
+        `${serverName} is not responding. Please check your internet connection. If the problem persists, feel free email us at support@streetwriters.co. (Reference error: ${e.message})`
+      );
+
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
 // /**
 //  *
 //  * @param {RequestInfo} resource