diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
index 51178d818f..e76f6eab30 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ Sonia.scm.Main = Ext.extend(Ext.util.Observable, {
         console.debug( "callback is not a function or object. " + callback );
       }
     }, this);
-  }, 
+  },
+  
+  handleRestFailure: function(response, title, message){
+    this.handleFailure(response.status, title, message, response.responseText);
+  },
   
   handleFailure: function(status, title, message, serverException){
     if (debug){