diff --git a/app/managers/network_manager.ts b/app/managers/network_manager.ts
index 9e8c46ef2..bd19a21a2 100644
--- a/app/managers/network_manager.ts
+++ b/app/managers/network_manager.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import UserAgent from 'react-native-user-agent';
 import LocalConfig from '@assets/config.json';
 import {Client} from '@client/rest';
 import * as ClientConstants from '@client/rest/constants';
+import ClientError from '@client/rest/error';
 import {CERTIFICATE_ERRORS} from '@constants/network';
 import ManagedApp from '@init/managed_app';
 import {logError} from '@utils/log';
@@ -77,9 +78,20 @@ class NetworkManager {
 
     public createClient = async (serverUrl: string, bearerToken?: string) => {
         const config = await this.buildConfig();
-        const {client} = await getOrCreateAPIClient(serverUrl, config, this.clientErrorEventHandler);
-        const csrfToken = await getCSRFFromCookie(serverUrl);
-        this.clients[serverUrl] = new Client(client, serverUrl, bearerToken, csrfToken);
+        try {
+            const {client} = await getOrCreateAPIClient(serverUrl, config, this.clientErrorEventHandler);
+            const csrfToken = await getCSRFFromCookie(serverUrl);
+            this.clients[serverUrl] = new Client(client, serverUrl, bearerToken, csrfToken);
+        } catch (error) {
+            throw new ClientError(serverUrl, {
+                message: 'Can’t find this server. Check spelling and URL format.',
+                intl: {
+                    id: 'apps.error.network.no_server',
+                    defaultMessage: 'Can’t find this server. Check spelling and URL format.',
+                },
+                url: serverUrl,
+            });
+        }
 
         return this.clients[serverUrl];
     };
diff --git a/assets/base/i18n/en.json b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
index 6a140cd87..8c40c9c20 100644
--- a/assets/base/i18n/en.json
+++ b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   "apps.error.form.submit.pretext": "There has been an error submitting the modal. Contact the app developer. Details: {details}",
   "apps.error.lookup.error_preparing_request": "Error preparing lookup request: {errorMessage}",
   "apps.error.malformed_binding": "This binding is not properly formed. Contact the App developer.",
+  "apps.error.network.no_server": "Can’t find this server. Check spelling and URL format.",
   "apps.error.parser": "Parsing error: {error}",
   "apps.error.parser.empty_value": "Empty values are not allowed.",
   "apps.error.parser.execute_non_leaf": "You must select a subcommand.",