diff --git a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
index a392fd0..b1fa5cb 100644
--- a/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/CmdLineOptions.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace xmreg
                  "number of last blocks to be shown on index page")
                 ("mempool-info-timeout", value<string>()->default_value("5000"),
                  "maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait for mempool data for the front page")
-                ("mempool-refresh-time", value<string>()->default_value("15"),
+                ("mempool-refresh-time", value<string>()->default_value("10"),
                  "time, in seconds, for each refresh of mempool state")
                 ("bc-path,b", value<string>(),
                  "path to lmdb folder of the blockchain, e.g., ~/.bitmonero/lmdb")
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index ce790c1..55bc758 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -1122,6 +1122,17 @@ namespace xmreg
         show_tx(string tx_hash_str, uint16_t with_ring_signatures = 0)
         {
 
+            mstch::map context {
+                    {"testnet"                , this->testnet},
+                    {"show_cache_times"       , show_cache_times},
+                    {"has_error"              , false},
+                    {"error_tx_not_found"     , false},
+                    {"error_msg"              , string{}},
+                    {"txs"                    , mstch::array{}}
+            };
+
+            add_css_style(context);
+
             // parse tx hash string to hash object
             crypto::hash tx_hash;
 
@@ -1136,6 +1147,8 @@ namespace xmreg
 
             string blk_timestamp {"N/A"};
 
+            mstch::map tx_context;
+
             // get transaction
             transaction tx;
 
@@ -1173,11 +1186,15 @@ namespace xmreg
                 else
                 {
                     // tx is nowhere to be found :-(
-                    return string("Cant get tx: " + tx_hash_str);
+
+                    context["has_error"]          = true;
+                    context["error_tx_not_found"] = true;
+                    context["tx_hash"]            = tx_hash_str;
+
+                    return mstch::render(template_file["tx"], context);
                 }
-            }
 
-            mstch::map tx_context;
+            } // if (!mcore->get_tx(tx_hash, tx))
 
             if (enable_tx_cache && tx_context_cache.Contains({tx_hash, with_ring_signatures}))
             {
@@ -1330,12 +1347,6 @@ namespace xmreg
                 return boost::get<string>(tx_context["error_msg"]);
             }
 
-            mstch::map context {
-                    {"testnet"          , this->testnet},
-                    {"show_cache_times" , show_cache_times},
-                    {"txs"              , mstch::array{}}
-            };
-
             boost::get<mstch::array>(context["txs"]).push_back(tx_context);
 
             map<string, string> partials {
diff --git a/src/templates/tx.html b/src/templates/tx.html
index a1fca02..e5807d5 100644
--- a/src/templates/tx.html
+++ b/src/templates/tx.html
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 
 <div>
 
-    {{#txs}}
-        {{>tx_details}}
-    {{/txs}}
-
+    {{#has_error}}
+        <h4 style="color:red">Attempt failed</h4>
+        {{#error_tx_not_found}}
+            <h4>Tx {{tx_hash}} not found. </h4>
+            <div class="center" style="text-align: center;width:80%">
+                <p> If this is newly made tx, it can take some time (up to minute)
+                    for it to get propagated to all nodes' mempools.
+                    <br/><br/>
+                    Please refresh in 10-20 seconds to check if its here then.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+        {{/error_tx_not_found}}
+    {{/has_error}}
+    {{^has_error}}
+        {{#txs}}
+            {{>tx_details}}
+        {{/txs}}
+    {{/has_error}}
 </div>