diff --git a/core/views/statistics.py b/core/views/statistics.py
index e344ed2..01e5d2f 100644
--- a/core/views/statistics.py
+++ b/core/views/statistics.py
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ def stats(request):
 
 
 def dataissues(request):
-    """Each issue has a parser, a message and a url linking to the offending object after loading"""
+    """Each issue has a parser, a message and a url linking to the offending object after loading
+    
+    This page happens to be the first one looked for, so if the server is offline, this is
+    where the error happens."""
 
     def myFunc(di):
         return di.parser.lower() + di.message.lower()
@@ -275,7 +278,12 @@ def dataissues(request):
     dilist = list(DataIssue.objects.all())
     dilist.sort(key=myFunc)
 
-    return render(request, "dataissues.html", {"didict": dilist, "year": current_expo()})
+    try:
+        return render(request, "dataissues.html", {"didict": dilist, "year": current_expo()})
+    except:
+        message = f'! - Server not online - please wait 5 minutes for database rebuild'
+        print(message)
+        return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})        
 
 
 def stations(request):