diff --git a/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue b/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
index 8334fe4..c96df32 100644
--- a/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ImportAccountView.vue
@@ -72,12 +72,21 @@ import {
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 
+interface Notification {
+  group: string;
+  type: string;
+  title: string;
+  text: string;
+}
+
 @Component({
   components: {},
 })
 export default class ImportAccountView extends Vue {
   UPORT_DERIVATION_PATH = "m/7696500'/0'/0'/0'"; // for legacy imports, likely never used
 
+  $notify!: (notification: Notification, timeout?: number) => void;
+
   mnemonic = "";
   address = "";
   privateHex = "";
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ export default class ImportAccountView extends Vue {
 
   public async from_mnemonic() {
     const mne: string = this.mnemonic.trim().toLowerCase();
-    if (this.mnemonic.trim().length > 0) {
+    try {
       [this.address, this.privateHex, this.publicHex] = deriveAddress(
         mne,
         this.derivationPath,
@@ -104,25 +113,45 @@ export default class ImportAccountView extends Vue {
         this.derivationPath,
       );
 
-      try {
-        await accountsDB.open();
-        await accountsDB.accounts.add({
-          dateCreated: new Date().toISOString(),
-          derivationPath: this.derivationPath,
-          did: newId.did,
-          identity: JSON.stringify(newId),
-          mnemonic: mne,
-          publicKeyHex: newId.keys[0].publicKeyHex,
-        });
+      await accountsDB.open();
+      await accountsDB.accounts.add({
+        dateCreated: new Date().toISOString(),
+        derivationPath: this.derivationPath,
+        did: newId.did,
+        identity: JSON.stringify(newId),
+        mnemonic: mne,
+        publicKeyHex: newId.keys[0].publicKeyHex,
+      });
 
-        // record that as the active DID
-        await db.open();
-        db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
-          activeDid: newId.did,
-        });
-        this.$router.push({ name: "account" });
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error("Error saving mnemonic & updating settings:", err);
+      // record that as the active DID
+      await db.open();
+      db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
+        activeDid: newId.did,
+      });
+      this.$router.push({ name: "account" });
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      console.error("Error saving mnemonic & updating settings:", err);
+      if (err == "Error: invalid mnemonic") {
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "danger",
+            title: "Invalid Mnemonic",
+            text: "Please check your mnemonic and try again.",
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
+      } else {
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "danger",
+            title: "Error",
+            text: "Got an error creating that identity.",
+          },
+          -1,
+        );
       }
     }
   }