diff --git a/src/js/index.js b/src/js/index.js
index 7fbd5f6b9..b79bd7fd5 100644
--- a/src/js/index.js
+++ b/src/js/index.js
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ app.filter('activeOAuthClients', function () {
 
 // this appears when an item in app grid is clicked
 app.filter('prettyAppMessage', function () {
-    return function (message) {
+    return function (app) {
+        var message = app.message;
         if (message === 'ETRYAGAIN') return 'The DNS record for this location is not setup correctly. Please verify your DNS settings and repair this app.';
         if (message === 'DNS Record already exists') return 'The DNS record for this location already exists. Cloudron does not remove existing DNS records. Manually remove the DNS record and then click on repair.';
         return message;
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@ app.filter('prettyAppMessage', function () {
 
 // this appears as tool tip in app grid
 app.filter('shortAppMessage', function () {
-    return function (message) {
+    return function (app) {
+        var message = app.message;
         if (message === 'ETRYAGAIN') return 'DNS record not setup correctly';
         return message;
     };
diff --git a/src/views/apps.html b/src/views/apps.html
index 4aabd8dc9..7585e0499 100644
--- a/src/views/apps.html
+++ b/src/views/apps.html
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
                 <h4 class="modal-title">Error for {{ appError.app.fqdn }}</h4>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body">
-                <p>{{ appError.app.message | prettyAppMessage }}</p>
+                <p>{{ appError.app | prettyAppMessage }}</p>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-footer">
                 <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary pull-left" ng-click="appConfigure.show(appError.app)" autofocus>Repair</button>
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
                 <div class="row">
                   <div class="col-xs-12 text-center">
                     <div class="grid-item-top-title" data-fittext>{{ app.label || app.location || app.fqdn }}</div>
-                    <div class="text-muted status" style="text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden" uib-tooltip="{{ app.message | shortAppMessage }}">
+                    <div class="text-muted status" style="text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden" uib-tooltip="{{ app | shortAppMessage }}">
                       {{ app | installationStateLabel }}
                     </div>
                     <div class="status" ng-style="{ 'visibility': (app | installationActive) ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }">