diff --git a/frontends/src/jp/jp b/frontends/src/jp/jp
index 51eea11c..0862b883 100755
--- a/frontends/src/jp/jp
+++ b/frontends/src/jp/jp
@@ -256,14 +256,15 @@ class JP(object):
 
         if self.options.separate:  #we send stdin in several messages
             if header:
-                self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, header, profile_key=self.profile)
+                self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, header, profile_key=self.profile, callback=lambda: None, errback=lambda ignore: ignore)
             while (True):
                 line = clean_ustr(sys.stdin.readline().decode('utf-8','ignore'))
                 if not line:
                     break
-                self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, line.replace("\n",""), profile_key=self.profile)
+                self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, line.replace("\n",""), profile_key=self.profile, callback=lambda: None, errback=lambda ignore: ignore)
         else:
-            self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, header + clean_ustr(u"".join([stream.decode('utf-8','ignore') for stream in sys.stdin.readlines()])), profile_key=self.profile)
+            self.bridge.sendMessage(self.dest_jid, header + clean_ustr(u"".join([stream.decode('utf-8','ignore') for stream in sys.stdin.readlines()])),
+                                    profile_key=self.profile, callback=lambda: None, errback=lambda ignore: ignore)
 
 
     def pipe_out(self):
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 6656ee98..9ac57820 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -103,13 +103,12 @@ class EditBar(sat_widgets.ModalEdit):
             contact = self.app.contact_list.getContact() ###Based on the fact that there is currently only one contact selectableat once
             if contact:
                 chat = self.app.chat_wins[contact]
-                try:
-                    self.app.sendMessage(contact,
+                self.app.sendMessage(contact,
                                      editBar.get_edit_text(),
                                      mess_type = "groupchat" if chat.type == 'group' else "chat",
-                                     profile_key=self.app.profile)
-                except: # FIXME: bad global catch + sendMessage is now async
-                    self.app.notify(_("Error while sending message"))
+                                     errback=lambda failure: self.app.notify(_("Error while sending message (%s)") % unicode(failure)),
+                                     profile_key=self.app.profile
+                                    )
                 editBar.set_edit_text('')
         elif self.mode == 'COMMAND':
             self.commandHandler()
@@ -346,6 +345,7 @@ class PrimitivusApp(QuickApp, InputHistory):
     def notify(self, message):
         """"Notify message to user via notification bar"""
         self.notBar.addMessage(message)
+        self.redraw()
 
     def addWindow(self, widget):
         """Display a window if possible,
diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
index e7aa5b8c..bdd04f17 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
@@ -280,11 +280,15 @@ class QuickApp(object):
         timestamp = extra.get('archive')
         self.chat_wins[win.bare].printMessage(from_jid, msg, profile, float(timestamp) if timestamp else '')
 
-    def sendMessage(self, to_jid, message, subject='', mess_type="auto", extra={}, profile_key="@NONE@"):
+    def sendMessage(self, to_jid, message, subject='', mess_type="auto", extra={}, callback=None, errback=None, profile_key="@NONE@"):
         if to_jid.startswith(Const.PRIVATE_PREFIX):
             to_jid = unescapePrivate(to_jid)
             mess_type = "chat"
-        self.bridge.sendMessage(to_jid, message, subject, mess_type, extra, profile_key)
+        if callback is None:
+            callback = lambda: None
+        if errback is None:
+            errback = lambda failure: self.showDialog(unicode(failure), _(u"sendMessage Error"), "error")
+        self.bridge.sendMessage(to_jid, message, subject, mess_type, extra, profile_key, callback=callback, errback=errback)
 
     def newAlert(self, msg, title, alert_type, profile):
         if not self.check_profile(profile):