diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index 2fcfae45b..c19977fe4 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -464,12 +464,18 @@ def api_movies_history():
 def test_url(protocol, url):
     url = protocol + '://' + unquote(url)
     try:
-        result = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=False, verify=False).json()['version']
+        result = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=False, verify=False, timeout=5)
     except Exception as e:
-        logging.exception('BAZARR cannot successfully contact this URL: ' + url)
-        return dict(status=False)
+        return dict(status=False, error=repr(e))
     else:
-        return dict(status=True, version=result)
+        if result.status_code == 200:
+            return dict(status=True, version=result.json()['version'])
+        elif result.status_code == 401:
+            return dict(status=False, error='Access Denied. Check API key.')
+        elif 300 <= result.status_code <= 399:
+            return dict(status=False, error='Wrong URL Base.')
+        else:
+            return dict(status=False, error=result.raise_for_status())
 
 
 @app.route('/test_notification/<protocol>/<path:provider>', methods=['GET'])
diff --git a/views/settingsradarr.html b/views/settingsradarr.html
index 2d0bbfb23..4c4ae9654 100644
--- a/views/settingsradarr.html
+++ b/views/settingsradarr.html
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@
             });
 
             $('#test_radarr_connection').on('click', function() {
+                $('#test_radarr_span').html('<div class="spinner-border" role="status"><span class="sr-only">Loading...</span></div>');
                 if ($('#settings-radarr-ssl').is(':checked')) {
                     var protocol = 'https';
                 } else {
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@
                     if (data.status) {
                         $('#test_radarr_span').text('Test Successful: Radarr v' + data.version).css('color', 'green');
                     } else {
-                        $('#test_radarr_span').text('Test Failed').css('color', 'red');
+                        $('#test_radarr_span').text('Test Failed: ' + data.error).css('color', 'red');
                     }
                 });
             });
diff --git a/views/settingssonarr.html b/views/settingssonarr.html
index 5490de987..e1754e0ac 100644
--- a/views/settingssonarr.html
+++ b/views/settingssonarr.html
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@
             });
 
             $('#test_sonarr_connection').on('click', function() {
+                $('#test_sonarr_span').html('<div class="spinner-border" role="status"><span class="sr-only">Loading...</span></div>');
                 if ($('#settings-sonarr-ssl').is(':checked')) {
                     var protocol = 'https';
                 } else {
@@ -380,7 +381,8 @@
                     if (data.status) {
                         $('#test_sonarr_span').text('Test Successful: Sonarr v' + data.version).css('color', 'green');
                     } else {
-                        $('#test_sonarr_span').text('Test Failed').css('color', 'red');
+                        console.log(data);
+                        $('#test_sonarr_span').text('Test Failed: ' + data.error).css('color', 'red');
                     }
                 });
             });