diff --git a/common/app/redux/fetch-user-saga.js b/common/app/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
index 4f01aea99..8fe745ae9 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/fetch-user-saga.js
@@ -2,38 +2,43 @@ import { Observable } from 'rx';
 import { handleError, setUser, fetchUser } from './types';
 
 export default ({ services }) => ({ dispatch }) => next => {
-  return function getUserSaga(action) {
-    if (action.type !== fetchUser) {
-      return next(action);
-    }
+return function getUserSaga(action) {
+if (action.type !== fetchUser) {
+return next(action);
+}
 
-    return services.readService$({ service: 'user' })
-      .map(({
+```
+return services.readService$({ service: 'user' })
+  .map(({
+    username,
+    picture,
+    progressTimestamps = [],
+    isFrontEndCert,
+    isBackEndCert,
+    isFullStackCert
+  }) => {
+    return {
+      type: setUser,
+      payload: {
         username,
         picture,
-        progressTimestamps = [],
+        points: progressTimestamps.length,
         isFrontEndCert,
         isBackEndCert,
-        isFullStackCert
-      }) => {
-        return {
-          type: setUser,
-          payload: {
-            username,
-            picture,
-            points: progressTimestamps.length,
-            isFrontEndCert,
-            isBackEndCert,
-            isFullStackCert,
-            isSignedIn: true
-          }
-        };
-      })
-      .catch(error => Observable.just({
-        type: handleError,
-        error
-      }))
-      .doOnNext(dispatch);
-  };
-};
+        isFullStackCert,
+        isSignedIn: true
+      }
+    };
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("User fetch failed:", error);
 
+    return Observable.just({
+      type: handleError,
+      error: error && error.message ? error.message : "Unknown error occurred"
+    });
+  })
+  .doOnNext(dispatch);
+```
+};
+};