diff --git a/desktop/pages/library.vue b/desktop/pages/library.vue
index 925addba..ab5079af 100644
--- a/desktop/pages/library.vue
+++ b/desktop/pages/library.vue
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="grow overflow-y-auto">
-      <NuxtPage />
+      <NuxtPage :libraryDownloadError = "libraryDownloadError" />
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -40,7 +40,19 @@
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { GameStatusEnum, type Game, type NavigationItem } from "~/types";
 
-const rawGames: Array<Game> = await invoke("fetch_library");
+let libraryDownloadError = false;
+
+async function calculateGames(): Promise<Game[]> {
+  try {
+    return await invoke("fetch_library");
+  }
+  catch(e) {
+    libraryDownloadError = true;
+    return new Array();
+  }
+}
+
+const rawGames: Array<Game> = await calculateGames();
 const games = await Promise.all(rawGames.map((e) => useGame(e.id)));
 const icons = await Promise.all(
   games.map(({ game, status }) => useObject(game.mIconId))
diff --git a/desktop/pages/library/index.vue b/desktop/pages/library/index.vue
index 61c7765c..dd245b63 100644
--- a/desktop/pages/library/index.vue
+++ b/desktop/pages/library/index.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const props = defineProps<{ libraryDownloadError: boolean }>();
+</script>
 <template>
-  
+    <div v-if="libraryDownloadError" class="mx-auto pt-10 text-center text-gray-500">
+        Library Failed to update
+    </div>
+
 </template>
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