diff --git a/src/controller/messages.py b/src/controller/messages.py
index 09abad2f..418756bb 100644
--- a/src/controller/messages.py
+++ b/src/controller/messages.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import sound
 from pubsub import pub
 if system == "Windows":
  from wxUI.dialogs import message, urlList
+ from wxUI import commonMessageDialogs
+
  from extra import translator, SpellChecker, autocompletionUsers
  from extra.AudioUploader import audioUploader
 elif system == "Linux":
@@ -114,11 +116,12 @@ class basicTweet(object):
    url = dlg.uploaderFunction.get_url()
    pub.unsubscribe(dlg.uploaderDialog.update, "uploading")
    dlg.uploaderDialog.destroy()
-   if url != 0:
+   if "sndup.net/" in url:
     self.message.set_text(self.message.get_text()+url+" #audio")
     self.text_processor()
    else:
-    output.speak(_(u"Unable to upload the audio"))
+    commonMessageDialogs.common_error(url)
+
    dlg.cleanup()
   dlg = audioUploader.audioUploader(self.session.settings, completed_callback)
   self.message.text_focus()
diff --git a/src/extra/AudioUploader/audioUploader.py b/src/extra/AudioUploader/audioUploader.py
index 8f812701..afc0fee1 100644
--- a/src/extra/AudioUploader/audioUploader.py
+++ b/src/extra/AudioUploader/audioUploader.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class audioUploader(object):
    self.uploaderDialog = wx_transfer_dialogs.UploadDialog(self.file)
    output.speak(_(u"Attaching..."))
    if self.dialog.get("services") == "SNDUp":
-    base_url = "http://sndup.net/post.php"
+    base_url = "https://sndup.net/post.php"
     if len(self.config["sound"]["sndup_api_key"]) > 0:
      url = base_url + '?apikey=' + self.config['sound']['sndup_api_key']
     else:
diff --git a/src/extra/AudioUploader/transfer.py b/src/extra/AudioUploader/transfer.py
index 080d00d4..aef2c42c 100644
--- a/src/extra/AudioUploader/transfer.py
+++ b/src/extra/AudioUploader/transfer.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Upload(object):
  def perform_transfer(self):
   log.debug("starting upload...")
   self.start_time = time.time()
+  print self.url
   self.response=requests.post(url=self.url, data=self.monitor, headers={"Content-Type":self.m.content_type}, allow_redirects=self.follow_location, stream=True)
   log.debug("Upload finished.")
   self.complete_transfer()
@@ -69,5 +70,15 @@ class Upload(object):
    self.completed_callback(self.obj)
   if hasattr(self,'fin') and callable(self.fin.close):
    self.fin.close()
+
  def get_url(self):
-  return self.response.json()['url']
+  try:
+   data = self.response.json()
+  except:
+   return _("Error in file upload: {0}").format(self.data.content,)
+  if data.has_key("url") and data["url"] != "0":
+   return data["url"]
+  elif data.has_key("error") and data["error"] != "0":
+   return data["error"]
+  else:
+   return _("Error in file upload: {0}").format(self.data.content,)
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diff --git a/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py b/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
index 539534d2..0219edd1 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
@@ -86,3 +86,6 @@ def delete_filter():
 
 def existing_filter():
  return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"This filter already exists. Please use a different title"), _(u"Error"), wx.OK).ShowModal()
+
+def common_error(reason):
+ return wx.MessageDialog(None, reason, _(u"Error"), wx.OK).ShowModal()
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