diff --git a/src/stores/ftbot.ts b/src/stores/ftbot.ts
index c1b76a0c..a4628a4e 100644
--- a/src/stores/ftbot.ts
+++ b/src/stores/ftbot.ts
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ export function createBotSubStore(botId: string, botName: string) {
       _handleWebsocketMessage(ws, event: MessageEvent<any>) {
         const msg: FTWsMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);
         switch (msg.type) {
+          case FtWsMessageTypes.exception:
+            showAlert(`WSException: ${msg.data}`, 'danger');
+            break;
           case FtWsMessageTypes.whitelist:
             this.whitelist = msg.data;
             break;
diff --git a/src/types/wsMessageTypes.ts b/src/types/wsMessageTypes.ts
index b17c9a76..3fe1ecc9 100644
--- a/src/types/wsMessageTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/wsMessageTypes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export enum FtWsMessageTypes {
+  exception = 'exception',
+
   whitelist = 'whitelist',
   entryFill = 'entry_fill',
   entryCancel = 'entry_cancel',
@@ -56,7 +58,13 @@ export interface FtNewCandleMessage extends FtBaseWsMessage {
   // ...
 }
 
+export interface FtErrorMessage extends FtBaseWsMessage {
+  type: FtWsMessageTypes.exception;
+  data: string;
+}
+
 export type FTWsMessage =
+  | FtErrorMessage
   | FtWhitelistMessage
   | FtEntryFillMessage
   | FTEntryCancelMessage