diff --git a/app/activitypub.py b/app/activitypub.py
index fcd48e7..60a6f9c 100644
--- a/app/activitypub.py
+++ b/app/activitypub.py
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ class ObjectNotFoundError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class FetchErrorTypeEnum(str, enum.Enum):
+    TIMEOUT = "TIMEOUT"
+    NOT_FOUND = "NOT_FOUND"
+    INTERNAL_ERROR = "INTERNAL_ERROR"
+
+
 class VisibilityEnum(str, enum.Enum):
     PUBLIC = "public"
     UNLISTED = "unlisted"
diff --git a/app/admin.py b/app/admin.py
index 4212845..465808b 100644
--- a/app/admin.py
+++ b/app/admin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import httpx
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 from fastapi import Cookie
 from fastapi import Depends
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ async def get_lookup(
     query: str | None = None,
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db_session),
 ) -> templates.TemplateResponse | RedirectResponse:
+    error = None
     ap_object = None
     actors_metadata = {}
     if query:
@@ -94,16 +96,24 @@ async def get_lookup(
             )
         # TODO(ts): redirect to admin_profile if the actor is in DB
 
-        ap_object = await lookup(db_session, query)
-        if ap_object.ap_type in ap.ACTOR_TYPES:
-            actors_metadata = await get_actors_metadata(
-                db_session, [ap_object]  # type: ignore
-            )
+        try:
+            ap_object = await lookup(db_session, query)
+        except httpx.TimeoutException:
+            error = ap.FetchErrorTypeEnum.TIMEOUT
+        except (ap.ObjectNotFoundError, ap.ObjectIsGoneError):
+            error = ap.FetchErrorTypeEnum.NOT_FOUND
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(f"Failed to lookup {query}")
+            error = ap.FetchErrorTypeEnum.INTERNAL_ERROR
         else:
-            actors_metadata = await get_actors_metadata(
-                db_session, [ap_object.actor]  # type: ignore
-            )
-        print(ap_object)
+            if ap_object.ap_type in ap.ACTOR_TYPES:
+                actors_metadata = await get_actors_metadata(
+                    db_session, [ap_object]  # type: ignore
+                )
+            else:
+                actors_metadata = await get_actors_metadata(
+                    db_session, [ap_object.actor]  # type: ignore
+                )
     return await templates.render_template(
         db_session,
         request,
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ async def get_lookup(
             "query": query,
             "ap_object": ap_object,
             "actors_metadata": actors_metadata,
+            "error": error,
         },
     )
 
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 22f43ce..e11a786 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ _RESIZED_CACHE: MutableMapping[tuple[str, int], tuple[bytes, str, Any]] = LFUCac
 # - prevent double accept/double follow
 # - UI support for updating posts
 # - Article support
-# - Fix tests
 # - Fix SQL tx in the codebase
 # - indieauth tweaks
 # - API for posting notes
diff --git a/app/scss/main.scss b/app/scss/main.scss
index fbcbd0f..a88e1a3 100644
--- a/app/scss/main.scss
+++ b/app/scss/main.scss
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ nav.flexbox {
     border: 2px dashed $secondary-color;
 }
 
+.error-box {
+    color: $secondary-color;
+}
+
 .actor-action {
   margin-top:20px;
   margin-bottom:-20px;
diff --git a/app/templates/lookup.html b/app/templates/lookup.html
index 9526c35..0f3d2e1 100644
--- a/app/templates/lookup.html
+++ b/app/templates/lookup.html
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@
     </form>
     </div>
 
+    {% if error %}
+    <div class="box error-box">
+        {% if error.value == "NOT_FOUND" %}
+        <p>The remote object was deleted.</p>
+        {% elif error.value == "TIMEOUT" %}
+        <p>Lookup timed out, please try refreshing the page.</p>
+        {% else %}
+        <p>Unexpected error, please check the logs and report an issue if needed.</p>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
     {% if ap_object and ap_object.ap_type in actor_types %}
     {{ utils.display_actor(ap_object, actors_metadata) }}
     {% elif ap_object %}
diff --git a/app/templates/utils.html b/app/templates/utils.html
index 2ea1d2c..874c11e 100644
--- a/app/templates/utils.html
+++ b/app/templates/utils.html
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@
         <p class="p-summary">{{ object.summary | clean_html(object) | safe }}</p>
     {% endif %}
 
-    {% if object.sensitive and object.summary and object.permalink_id not in request.query_params.getlist("show_more") %}
+    {% if object.sensitive and object.permalink_id not in request.query_params.getlist("show_more") %}
         {{ show_more_button(object.permalink_id) }} 
     {% endif %}
 
-    {% if not object.sensitive or (object.sensitive and object.summary and object.permalink_id in request.query_params.getlist("show_more")) %}
-        {% if object.sensitive and object.summary %}
+    {% if not object.sensitive or (object.sensitive and object.permalink_id in request.query_params.getlist("show_more")) %}
+        {% if object.sensitive %}
             {{ show_less_button(object.permalink_id) }} 
         {% endif %}
         <div class="e-content">