diff --git a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
index 4de794706..eebaed8e8 100644
--- a/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/csyncthread.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CSyncThread::~CSyncThread()
 
 }
 
-QString CSyncThread::csyncErrorToString( CSYNC_ERROR_CODE err, const char *errString )
+QString CSyncThread::csyncErrorToString( CSYNC_ERROR_CODE err ) const
 {
     QString errStr;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ QString CSyncThread::csyncErrorToString( CSYNC_ERROR_CODE err, const char *errSt
     case CSYNC_ERR_ACCESS_FAILED:
         errStr = tr("<p>The target directory does not exist.</p><p>Please check the sync setup.</p>");
         // this is critical. The database has to be removed.
-        emit wipeDb();
+        // emit wipeDb(); FIXME - what about this?
         break;
     case CSYNC_ERR_REMOTE_CREATE:
     case CSYNC_ERR_REMOTE_STAT:
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ QString CSyncThread::csyncErrorToString( CSYNC_ERROR_CODE err, const char *errSt
         errStr = tr("An internal error number %1 happend.").arg( (int) err );
     }
 
-    if( errString ) {
-        errStr += tr("<br/>Backend Message: ")+QString::fromUtf8(errString);
-    }
     return errStr;
 
 }
@@ -299,7 +296,11 @@ struct CSyncRunScopeHelper {
 void CSyncThread::handleSyncError(CSYNC *ctx, const char *state) {
     CSYNC_ERROR_CODE err = csync_get_error( ctx );
     const char *errMsg = csync_get_error_string( ctx );
-    QString errStr = csyncErrorToString(err, errMsg);
+    QString errStr = csyncErrorToString(err);
+    if( errMsg ) {
+        errStr += QLatin1String("<br/>");
+        errStr += QString::fromUtf8(errMsg);
+    }
     qDebug() << " #### ERROR during "<< state << ": " << errStr;
     switch (err) {
     case CSYNC_ERR_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE:
@@ -384,6 +385,19 @@ void CSyncThread::startSync()
         propagator._etag.clear(); // FIXME : set to the right one
         a.instruction = propagator.propagate(item);
 
+        // if the propagator had an error for a file, put the error string into the synced item
+        if( propagator._errorCode != CSYNC_ERR_NONE ) {
+            // find the real object to add the err message. The loop only handles const refs.
+            SyncFileItemVector::iterator it = qBinaryFind(_syncedItems.begin(), _syncedItems.end(), item);
+            if ( it != _syncedItems.end()) {
+                QMutexLocker locker(&_mutex);
+                it->_errorString = csyncErrorToString( propagator._errorCode );
+                it->_errorDetail = propagator._errorString;
+                it->_httpCode    = propagator._httpStatusCode;
+                qDebug() << "File " << item._file << " propagator error " << item._errorString;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (item._isDirectory && item._instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_REMOVE
             && a.instruction == CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_DELETED) {
             lastDeleted = item._file;
@@ -400,7 +414,7 @@ void CSyncThread::startSync()
             performedActions.insert(item._renameTarget, a);
         }
 
-        //TODO record errors and progress;
+        //TODO progress;
     }
 
 //     if( csync_propagate(_csync_ctx) < 0 ) {
diff --git a/src/mirall/csyncthread.h b/src/mirall/csyncthread.h
index 167375eba..4698b45ae 100644
--- a/src/mirall/csyncthread.h
+++ b/src/mirall/csyncthread.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
     CSyncThread(CSYNC *, const QString &localPath, const QString &remotePath);
     ~CSyncThread();
 
-    QString csyncErrorToString( CSYNC_ERROR_CODE, const char * );
+    QString csyncErrorToString(CSYNC_ERROR_CODE) const;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void startSync();
 
diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.cpp b/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.cpp
index 8f5dbd558..2f0ba8228 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <neon/ne_basic.h>
 #include <neon/ne_socket.h>
 #include <neon/ne_session.h>
-#include <neon/ne_request.h>
 #include <neon/ne_props.h>
 #include <neon/ne_auth.h>
 #include <neon/ne_dates.h>
@@ -294,18 +293,10 @@ void OwncloudPropagator::updateMTimeAndETag(const char* uri, time_t mtime)
     QScopedPointer<ne_request, ScopedPointerHelpers> req(ne_request_create(_session, "HEAD", uri));
     int neon_stat = ne_request_dispatch(req.data());
 
-    if( neon_stat != NE_OK ) {
-        updateErrorFromSession(neon_stat);
+    if( updateErrorFromSession(neon_stat, req.data()) ) {
+        // error happend
+        qDebug() << "Could not issue HEAD request for ETag.";
     } else {
-        const ne_status *stat = ne_get_status( req.data() );
-
-        if( stat && stat->klass != 2 ) {
-            _httpStatusCode = stat->code;
-            _errorCode = CSYNC_ERR_HTTP;
-            _errorString = QString::fromUtf8( stat->reason_phrase );
-        }
-    }
-    if( _errorCode == CSYNC_ERR_NONE ) {
         _etag = parseEtag(req.data());
     }
 }
@@ -415,19 +406,9 @@ csync_instructions_e OwncloudPropagator::downloadFile(const SyncFileItem &item,
         ne_unhook_post_headers( _session, DownloadContext::install_content_reader, &writeCtx );
 //         ne_set_notifier(_session, 0, 0);
 
-        if( neon_stat != NE_OK ) {
-            updateErrorFromSession(neon_stat);
+        if( updateErrorFromSession(neon_stat, req.data() ) ) {
             qDebug("Error GET: Neon: %d", neon_stat);
             return CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR;
-        } else {
-            const ne_status *status = ne_get_status( req.data() );
-            qDebug("GET http result %d (%s)", status->code, status->reason_phrase ? status->reason_phrase : "<empty");
-            if( status->klass != 2 ) {
-                qDebug("sendfile request failed with http status %d!", status->code);
-                _httpStatusCode = status->code;
-                _errorString = QString::fromUtf8(status->reason_phrase);
-                return CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_ERROR;
-            }
         }
 
         _etag = parseEtag(req.data());
@@ -531,18 +512,31 @@ bool OwncloudPropagator::check_neon_session()
     return isOk;
 }
 
-bool OwncloudPropagator::updateErrorFromSession(int neon_code)
+bool OwncloudPropagator::updateErrorFromSession(int neon_code, ne_request *req)
 {
     bool re = false;
 
     if( neon_code != NE_OK ) {
-         qDebug("Neon error code was %d", neon_code);
-     }
+        qDebug("Neon error code was %d", neon_code);
+    }
 
     switch(neon_code) {
     case NE_OK:     /* Success, but still the possiblity of problems */
-        if( check_neon_session() ) {
-            re = true;
+        if( req != NULL ) {
+            const ne_status *status = ne_get_status(req);
+            if( status ) {
+                if( status->klass != 2 ) {
+                    _httpStatusCode = status->code;
+                    _errorCode = CSYNC_ERR_HTTP;
+                    _errorString = QString::fromUtf8( status->reason_phrase );
+                    re = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                re = true; // can not get the status
+            }
+        } else {
+            // no neon request available.
+            re = check_neon_session();
         }
         break;
     case NE_ERROR:  /* Generic error; use ne_get_error(session) for message */
diff --git a/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.h b/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.h
index 6ab2c1321..922807819 100644
--- a/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.h
+++ b/src/mirall/owncloudpropagator.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #ifndef OWNCLOUDPROPAGATOR_H
 #define OWNCLOUDPROPAGATOR_H
 
+#include <neon/ne_request.h>
+
 #include "syncfileitem.h"
 
 struct ne_session_s;
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class OwncloudPropagator {
     void updateMTimeAndETag(const char *uri, time_t);
 
     /* fetch the error code and string from the session */
-    bool updateErrorFromSession(int neon_code = 0);
+    bool updateErrorFromSession(int neon_code = 0, ne_request *req = NULL);
 
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h b/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
index 2c534669a..2edd94d58 100644
--- a/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
+++ b/src/mirall/syncfileitem.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public:
     Direction _dir;
     bool _isDirectory;
     time_t _modtime;
+
+    QString _errorString;
+    QString _errorDetail;
+    int     _httpCode;
+
 };