diff --git a/src/mutations.tsx b/src/mutations.tsx
index f6611b837..5fcda0308 100644
--- a/src/mutations.tsx
+++ b/src/mutations.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Mutation, MutationFunction, MutationResult } from "react-apollo";
 import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 
 import useNotifier from "./hooks/useNotifier";
+import { commonMessages } from "./intl";
 
 export interface TypedMutationInnerProps<TData, TVariables> {
   children: (
@@ -30,17 +31,10 @@ export function TypedMutation<TData, TVariables>(
       <Mutation
         mutation={mutation}
         onCompleted={onCompleted}
-        onError={err => {
-          const msg = intl.formatMessage(
-            {
-              defaultMessage: "Something went wrong. {errorMessage}",
-              description: "error message"
-            },
-            {
-              errorMessage: err.message
-            }
-          );
-          notify({ text: msg });
+        onError={(err: ApolloError) => {
+          notify({
+            text: intl.formatMessage(commonMessages.somethingWentWrong)
+          });
           if (onError) {
             onError(err);
           }
diff --git a/src/queries.tsx b/src/queries.tsx
index bde4cdb04..e3bdda8cd 100644
--- a/src/queries.tsx
+++ b/src/queries.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import AppProgress from "./components/AppProgress";
 import ErrorPage from "./components/ErrorPage/ErrorPage";
 import useNavigator from "./hooks/useNavigator";
 import useNotifier from "./hooks/useNotifier";
+import { commonMessages } from "./intl";
 import { RequireAtLeastOne } from "./misc";
 
 export interface LoadMore<TData, TVariables> {
@@ -83,16 +84,9 @@ export function TypedQuery<TData, TVariables>(
           >
             {queryData => {
               if (queryData.error) {
-                const msg = intl.formatMessage(
-                  {
-                    defaultMessage: "Something went wrong. {errorMessage}",
-                    description: "error message"
-                  },
-                  {
-                    message: queryData.error.message
-                  }
-                );
-                pushMessage({ text: msg });
+                pushMessage({
+                  text: intl.formatMessage(commonMessages.somethingWentWrong)
+                });
               }
 
               const loadMore = (