diff --git a/pkg/backend/actions.go b/pkg/backend/actions.go
index 08b2f980b7a44c6cfcc942d8365e55a1ccbe1a66..0b7ffe8b8982dd7a3d1c0751d8c33a78a227c6da 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/actions.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/actions.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func stopVPN() {
 		log.Warn().
 			Err(err).
 			Msg("Could not stop VPN")
+		setError(err.Error())
 	}
 }