diff --git a/src/services/AchievementRuntime.cpp b/src/services/AchievementRuntime.cpp
index c6e589d2..11c1ae62 100644
--- a/src/services/AchievementRuntime.cpp
+++ b/src/services/AchievementRuntime.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "services\IAudioSystem.hh"
 #include "services\IConfiguration.hh"
 #include "services\IFileSystem.hh"
+#include "services\IHttpRequester.hh"
 #include "services\ILocalStorage.hh"
 #include "services\ServiceLocator.hh"
 #include "services\impl\JsonFileConfiguration.hh"
@@ -193,12 +194,23 @@ uint32_t AchievementRuntime::ReadMemory(uint32_t nAddress, uint8_t* pBuffer, uin
 }
 
 static void ConvertHttpResponseToApiServerResponse(rc_api_server_response_t& pResponse,
-                                                   const ra::services::Http::Response& httpResponse) noexcept
+                                                   const ra::services::Http::Response& httpResponse,
+                                                   std::string& sErrorBuffer)
 {
     memset(&pResponse, 0, sizeof(pResponse));
     pResponse.http_status_code = ra::etoi(httpResponse.StatusCode());
     pResponse.body = httpResponse.Content().c_str();
     pResponse.body_length = httpResponse.Content().length();
+
+    if (pResponse.http_status_code > 599 || pResponse.body_length == 0)
+    {
+        const auto& pHttpRequestService = ra::services::ServiceLocator::Get<ra::services::IHttpRequester>();
+        sErrorBuffer = pHttpRequestService.GetStatusCodeText(pResponse.http_status_code);
+        pResponse.body = sErrorBuffer.c_str();
+        pResponse.body_length = sErrorBuffer.length();
+        pResponse.http_status_code = pHttpRequestService.IsRetryable(pResponse.http_status_code) ?
+            RC_API_SERVER_RESPONSE_RETRYABLE_CLIENT_ERROR : RC_API_SERVER_RESPONSE_CLIENT_ERROR;
+    }
 }
 
 void AchievementRuntime::ServerCallAsync(const rc_api_request_t* pRequest, rc_client_server_callback_t fCallback,
@@ -253,7 +265,8 @@ void AchievementRuntime::ServerCallAsync(const rc_api_request_t* pRequest, rc_cl
 
     httpRequest.CallAsync([fCallback, pCallbackData, sApi](const ra::services::Http::Response& httpResponse) {
         rc_api_server_response_t pResponse;
-        ConvertHttpResponseToApiServerResponse(pResponse, httpResponse);
+        std::string sErrorBuffer;
+        ConvertHttpResponseToApiServerResponse(pResponse, httpResponse, sErrorBuffer);
 
         RA_LOG_INFO("<< %s response (%d): %s", sApi.c_str(), ra::etoi(httpResponse.StatusCode()),
                     httpResponse.Content().c_str());
diff --git a/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.cpp b/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.cpp
index 93f65988..9380a846 100644
--- a/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.cpp
@@ -57,14 +57,15 @@ void OverlayWindow::CreateOverlayWindow(HWND hWnd)
 
     if (m_hOverlayWnd && IsWindow(m_hOverlayWnd))
     {
-        // overlay window exists, just update the parent (if necessary)
+        // overlay window already exists, destroy before creating a new one
         if (m_hWnd != hWnd)
         {
-            m_hWnd = hWnd;
-            SetParent(m_hOverlayWnd, hWnd);
-            UpdateOverlayPosition();
+            DestroyOverlayWindow();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return;
         }
-        return;
     }
 
     // overlay window does not exist, create it
@@ -197,8 +198,13 @@ void OverlayWindow::CreateOverlayWindow()
     });
 }
 
-void OverlayWindow::DestroyOverlayWindow() noexcept
+void OverlayWindow::DestroyOverlayWindow() 
 {
+
+    //clear current popups so they don't interfere with creation of a new overlay
+    auto& pOverlayManager = ra::services::ServiceLocator::GetMutable<ra::ui::viewmodels::OverlayManager>();
+    pOverlayManager.ClearPopups();
+
     if (m_hEventHook)
     {
         UnhookWinEvent(m_hEventHook);
diff --git a/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.hh b/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.hh
index 5c503371..0830c4a6 100644
--- a/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.hh
+++ b/src/ui/win32/OverlayWindow.hh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class OverlayWindow
 {
 public:
     void CreateOverlayWindow(HWND hWnd);
-    void DestroyOverlayWindow() noexcept;
+    void DestroyOverlayWindow();
 
     void OnOverlayMoved() noexcept;