diff --git a/src/forumparser.py b/src/forumparser.py
index 4df2b62..675012c 100644
--- a/src/forumparser.py
+++ b/src/forumparser.py
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ def getHTMLdata(self, url, timeout=(3.05, 6)):
 		try:
 			response = get(url, timeout=timeout)
 			response.raise_for_status()
-			if response.ok:
-				errMsg, htmlData = "", response.text
-			else:
-				errMsg, htmlData = f"Website access ERROR, response code: {response.raise_for_status()}", ""
+			errMsg, htmlData = "", response.text
 			del response
 			return errMsg, htmlData
 		except exceptions.RequestException as errMsg:
+			errMsg = str(errMsg)
+			errMsg = errMsg[:errMsg.rfind(": ")]
 			print(f"[{MODULE_NAME}] ERROR in class 'FparserHelper:getHTMLdata': {errMsg}")
 			return errMsg, htmlData
 
@@ -52,6 +51,10 @@ def createThreadUrl(self, threadId, startPage=0):
 	def createPostUrl(self, postId):
 		return f"{atvpglobals.BASEURL}viewtopic.php?p={postId}#p{postId}" if postId else ""
 
+	def checkServerErrors(self):
+		errMsg, htmlData = self.getHTMLdata(atvpglobals.BASEURL)
+		return errMsg
+
 	def parseLatest(self, startPage=0):
 		def setPostKey(key, value, replacements=[]):
 			if value:
diff --git a/src/plugin.py b/src/plugin.py
index 98c25c5..eda6c6d 100644
--- a/src/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugin.py
@@ -619,25 +619,24 @@ def __init__(self, session, threadLinks=[], favlink="", favMenu=False):
 		self.offline = LoadPixmap(cached=True, path=statusFile) if exists(statusFile) else None
 		copy2(join(self.PLUGINPATH, "icons/user_stat.png"), self.AVATARPATH)
 		copy2(join(self.PLUGINPATH, "icons/unknown.png"), self.AVATARPATH)
-		self.onLayoutFinish.append(self.onLayoutFinished)
+		self.onShown.append(self.onShownFinished)
 
-	def onLayoutFinished(self):
+	def onShownFinished(self):
 		self.showPic(self["button_page"], join(self.PLUGINPATH, f"icons/key_updown_{self.RESOLUTION}.png"), show=False, scale=False)
 		self.showPic(self["button_keypad"], join(self.PLUGINPATH, f"icons/keypad_{self.RESOLUTION}.png"), show=False, scale=False)
 		self.updateYellowButton()
+		errMsg = fparser.checkServerErrors()
+		if errMsg:
+			self.checkHTMLerror(errMsg)
+			self.keyExit()
 		if self.favlink or self.threadLink and self.threadLinks:
-			callInThread(self.makeThread, boundFunction(self.checkHTMLerror, firstCall=True))
+			callInThread(self.makeThread, self.checkHTMLerror)
 		else:
-			callInThread(self.makeLatest, boundFunction(self.checkHTMLerror, firstCall=True))
+			callInThread(self.makeLatest, self.checkHTMLerror)
 
-	def checkHTMLerror(self, firstCall=False, errMsg=""):
+	def checkHTMLerror(self, errMsg=""):
 		if errMsg:
-			if firstCall:
-				userMsg = f"Fehler beim Zugriff auf die Forumsseite:\n\n{errMsg}\n\nDas Plugin wird deswegen nun beendet."
-				self.session.open(MessageBox, userMsg, type=MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout=10, close_on_any_key=True)
-				self.keyExit()
-			else:
-				self.session.open(MessageBox, f"Fehler beim Zugriff auf die Forumsseite:\n\n{errMsg}\n\n", type=MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout=5, close_on_any_key=True)
+			self.session.open(MessageBox, f"Fehler beim Zugriff auf die Forumsseite:\n\n{errMsg}\n\n", type=MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout=5, close_on_any_key=True)
 
 	def makeLatest(self, errorCallBack, index=None):
 		self["menu"].style = "default"