diff --git a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Follow.swift b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Follow.swift
index f073b8939..cfb3ffea5 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Follow.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceFacade+Follow.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extension DataSourceFacade {
                             
                             continuation.resume(returning: relationship)
                         } else {
-                            continuation.resume(throwing: AppError.unexpected)
+                            continuation.resume(throwing: AppError.unexpected())
                         }
                     }
                     alert.addAction(cancel)
diff --git a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceProvider+StatusTableViewCellDelegate.swift b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceProvider+StatusTableViewCellDelegate.swift
index 2c9bb0e88..a1d73a92e 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceProvider+StatusTableViewCellDelegate.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Protocol/Provider/DataSourceProvider+StatusTableViewCellDelegate.swift
@@ -315,13 +315,16 @@ extension StatusTableViewCellDelegate where Self: DataSourceProvider & AuthConte
                     authenticationBox: authenticationBox
                 ).value
                 
-                guard let entity = poll.status?.entity else { return }
+                guard let entity = poll.status?.entity else { throw AppError.unexpected("Poll vote recorded but could not be updated in view") }
                 
                 let newStatus: MastodonStatus = .fromEntity(entity)
                 newStatus.poll = MastodonPoll(poll: newPoll, status: newStatus)
                 
                 self.update(status: newStatus, intent: .pollVote)
             } catch {
+                let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Poll Error", message: "Something went wrong while processing your response: \(error)", preferredStyle: .alert)
+                alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .cancel))
+                self.sceneCoordinator?.tabBarController.showAlert(alert)
                 statusView.viewModel.isVoting = false
             }
             
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AppError.swift b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AppError.swift
index a46b4c719..518ec7db0 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AppError.swift
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonCore/AppError.swift
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ import Foundation
 public enum AppError: Error {
     case badRequest
     case badAuthentication
-    case unexpected
+    case unexpected(String? = nil)
 }