diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index eff0e6ec6..70076e583 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ static const char * details_keys[] = {
 };
 
 static const char * list_keys[] = {
+    "errorString",
     "eta",
     "id",
     "leftUntilDone",
@@ -749,23 +750,29 @@ getStatusString( tr_benc * t, char * buf, size_t buflen )
 
         case TR_STATUS_DOWNLOAD:
         case TR_STATUS_SEED: {
-            int64_t fromUs = 0;
-            int64_t toUs = 0;
-            tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "peersGettingFromUs", &fromUs );
-            tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "peersSendingToUs", &toUs );
-            if( fromUs && toUs )
-                tr_strlcpy( buf, "Up & Down", buflen );
-            else if( toUs )
-                tr_strlcpy( buf, "Downloading", buflen );
-            else if( fromUs ) {
-                int64_t leftUntilDone = 0;
-                tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "leftUntilDone", &leftUntilDone );
-                if( leftUntilDone > 0 )
-                    tr_strlcpy( buf, "Uploading", buflen );
-                else
-                    tr_strlcpy( buf, "Seeding", buflen );
-            } else
-                tr_strlcpy( buf, "Idle", buflen );
+            const char * err = NULL;
+            if( tr_bencDictFindStr( t, "errorString", &err ) )
+                tr_strlcpy( buf, err, buflen );
+            else {
+                int64_t fromUs = 0;
+                int64_t toUs = 0;
+                tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "peersGettingFromUs", &fromUs );
+                tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "peersSendingToUs", &toUs );
+                if( !fromUs && !toUs )
+                    tr_strlcpy( buf, "Idle", buflen );
+                else if( fromUs && toUs )
+                    tr_strlcpy( buf, "Up & Down", buflen );
+                else if( toUs )
+                    tr_strlcpy( buf, "Downloading", buflen );
+                else if( fromUs ) {
+                    int64_t leftUntilDone = 0;
+                    tr_bencDictFindInt( t, "leftUntilDone", &leftUntilDone );
+                    if( leftUntilDone > 0 )
+                        tr_strlcpy( buf, "Uploading", buflen );
+                    else
+                        tr_strlcpy( buf, "Seeding", buflen );
+                }
+            }
             break;
         }
     }