diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 14febde..dfc0ef0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ enum Message {
 struct State {
     image: Option<RgbaImage>,
     image_display: Option<widget::image::Allocation>,
+
+    error: Option<String>,
 }
 impl State {
     fn new() -> (Self, Task<Message>) {
@@ -33,25 +35,35 @@ impl State {
                         .into_rgba8(),
                 )
             }),
+
+            error: None,
         };
         let allocate_image = state.allocate_image();
 
         (state, allocate_image)
     }
     fn view(&self) -> Element<'_, Message, Theme, Renderer> {
-        if let Some(allocation) = self.image_display.as_ref() {
-            widget::image::viewer(allocation.handle().clone())
-                .width(Length::Fill)
-                .height(Length::Fill)
-                .into()
-        } else {
-            widget::container(widget::text(include_str!("usage.txt")))
-                .height(Length::Fill)
-                .width(Length::Fill)
-                .align_x(Alignment::Center)
-                .align_y(Alignment::Center)
-                .into()
-        }
+        widget::column([
+            if let Some(allocation) = self.image_display.as_ref() {
+                widget::image::viewer(allocation.handle().clone())
+                    .width(Length::Fill)
+                    .height(Length::Fill)
+                    .into()
+            } else {
+                widget::container(widget::text(include_str!("usage.txt")))
+                    .height(Length::Fill)
+                    .width(Length::Fill)
+                    .align_x(Alignment::Center)
+                    .align_y(Alignment::Center)
+                    .into()
+            },
+            if let Some(error) = self.error.as_ref() {
+                widget::text(error).style(widget::text::danger).into()
+            } else {
+                widget::space().into()
+            },
+        ])
+        .into()
     }
     fn update(&mut self, message: Message) -> Task<Message> {
         match message {