diff --git a/addon/adapters/application.coffee b/addon/adapters/application.coffee
index 3997016..e9baa64 100644
--- a/addon/adapters/application.coffee
+++ b/addon/adapters/application.coffee
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ export default DS.JSONAPIAdapter.extend DataAdapterMixin,
         #application_route.set 'router.globals.current_user', null
         #application_route.transitionTo('login')
       else
+        if typeof(payload?.error) is 'string'
+          application_route.set 'router.globals.flash_message', payload.error
         @_super arguments...
 
   #buildURL: (modelName, id, snapshot, requestType, query)->