diff --git a/content/home.en.md b/content/home.en.md
index 02253c7..bd9d3fc 100644
--- a/content/home.en.md
+++ b/content/home.en.md
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ or the entire fediverse.
 Liste des instances
 
 <div id="instances-list" class="list-group"></div>
-<div class="alert alert-info">This is like picking an e-mail hosting provider: the domain will also be part of your username!</div>
+<div id="instances-list-error" class="alert alert-danger" style="display: none">We are sorry but we failed to list available instances. Please try again later.</div>
+<div class="alert alert-info">This is like picking an e-mail hosting provider: the domain will be part of your username!</div>
 
 
 {{% /grid %}}
diff --git a/content/home.fr.md b/content/home.fr.md
index 3d2b81d..37d1f63 100644
--- a/content/home.fr.md
+++ b/content/home.fr.md
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ Liste des instances
 
 <div id="instances-list" class="list-group"></div>
 
-<div class="alert alert-info">This is like picking an e-mail hosting provider: the domain will also be part of your username!</div>
+<div id="instances-list-error" class="alert alert-danger" style="display: none">Nous sommes désolé mais nous n'arrivons pas à récupérer la liste des instances. Merci de réessayer plus tard.</div>
+<div class="alert alert-info">C'est comme choisir un fournisseur d'email : le nom de domaine fera partie de votre identifiant !</div>
 
 {{% /grid %}}
 {{% /grid %}}
diff --git a/themes/hugo-bootstrap-premium/static/js/instances.js b/themes/hugo-bootstrap-premium/static/js/instances.js
index 3dab9d7..761d67c 100644
--- a/themes/hugo-bootstrap-premium/static/js/instances.js
+++ b/themes/hugo-bootstrap-premium/static/js/instances.js
@@ -6,19 +6,23 @@ $(function () {
     signup: true,
     healthy: true
   }
+  const instancesListElement = $('#instances-list')
 
-  $.get(instancesApi, data, function (res) {
-    const instances = res.data
+  $.get(instancesApi, data)
+    .done(function (res) {
+      const instances = res.data
 
-    const lis = []
-    instances.forEach(function (instance) {
-      const el = createInstanceElement(instance.host, instance.name, instance.shortDescription)
-      lis.push(el)
+      const lis = []
+      instances.forEach(function (instance) {
+        const el = createInstanceElement(instance.host, instance.name, instance.shortDescription)
+        lis.push(el)
+      })
+
+      instancesListElement.append(lis)
+    })
+    .fail(function (err) {
+      $('#instances-list-error').css('display', 'block')
     })
-
-    $('#instances-list').append(lis)
-
-  })
 
   function createInstanceElement (host, name, description) {
     const a = $('<a>', {