diff --git a/classes/Xodx/Application.php b/classes/Xodx/Application.php
index ce16121..07b4891 100644
--- a/classes/Xodx/Application.php
+++ b/classes/Xodx/Application.php
@@ -10,51 +10,56 @@ class Xodx_Application extends Saft_Application
     public function run() {
         parent::run();
 
-        // TODO: parse request uri to determine correct controller
+        try {
+            $bootstrap = $this->getBootstrap();
 
-        $bootstrap = $this->getBootstrap();
+            $appController = $this->getController('Xodx_ApplicationController');
+            $appController->authenticate();
 
-        $appController = $this->getController('Xodx_ApplicationController');
-        $appController->authenticate();
+            /**
+             * Prepare Template
+             */
+            $this->_layout->setLayout('templates/layout.phtml');
+            $this->_layout->addMenu('templates/menu.phtml');
 
-        /**
-         * Prepare Template
-         */
-        $this->_layout->setLayout('templates/layout.phtml');
-        $this->_layout->addMenu('templates/menu.phtml');
+            $request = $bootstrap->getResource('request');
 
-        $request = $bootstrap->getResource('request');
+            if ($request->hasValue('c')) {
+                $requestController = ucfirst(strtolower($request->getValue('c'))); // 'get'
+            } else {
+                $requestController = ucfirst(strtolower('index'));
+            }
 
-        if ($request->hasValue('c')) {
-            $requestController = ucfirst(strtolower($request->getValue('c'))); // 'get'
-        } else {
-            $requestController = ucfirst(strtolower('index'));
-        }
-
-        if ($request->hasValue('a')) {
-            $requestAction = strtolower($request->getValue('a'));
+            if ($request->hasValue('a')) {
+                $requestAction = strtolower($request->getValue('a'));
 
-        } else {
-            $requestAction = 'index';
-        }
+            } else {
+                $requestAction = 'index';
+            }
 
-        $controllerName = $this->_appNamespace . $requestController . 'Controller';
+            $controllerName = $this->_appNamespace . $requestController . 'Controller';
 
-        $actionName = $requestAction . 'Action';
-        $controller = $this->getController($controllerName);
-        $this->_layout = $controller->$actionName($this->_layout);
+            $actionName = $requestAction . 'Action';
+            $controller = $this->getController($controllerName);
+            $this->_layout = $controller->$actionName($this->_layout);
 
-        $userController = $this->getController('Xodx_UserController');
-        $user = $userController->getUser();
+            $userController = $this->getController('Xodx_UserController');
+            $user = $userController->getUser();
 
-        $this->_layout->username = $user->getName();
-        $this->_layout->notifications = $userController->getNotifications($user->getUri());
+            $this->_layout->username = $user->getName();
+            $this->_layout->notifications = $userController->getNotifications($user->getUri());
 
-        $config = $bootstrap->getResource('config');
-        if (isset($config['debug']) && $config['debug'] == false) {
-            $this->_layout->disableDebug();
+            $config = $bootstrap->getResource('config');
+            if (isset($config['debug']) && $config['debug'] == false) {
+                $this->_layout->disableDebug();
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            $this->_layout->setLayout('templates/errorlayout.phtml');
+            $this->_layout->errorType = 'Application Error';
+            $this->_layout->exception = $e;
+            $this->_layout->back = $this->getBaseUri();
+            $this->_layout->addContent('templates/error.phtml');
         }
-
         $this->_layout->render();
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/error.phtml b/templates/error.phtml
index 9165c7e..5270197 100644
--- a/templates/error.phtml
+++ b/templates/error.phtml
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-<h2>Error</h2>
-<div class="error">
+<?php if (isset($this->errorType)) : ?>
+    <h2><?= $this->errorType ?></h2>
+<?php else : ?>
+    <h2>Error</h2>
+<?php endif; ?>
+<div class="alert alert-error">
+    <?php if (is_a($this->exception, 'Exception')): ?>
+    <strong><?= $this->exception->getMessage() ?></strong> in <?= basename($this->exception->getFile()) . '@l.' . $this->exception->getLine() ?>
+    <ol>
+    <?php foreach($this->exception->getTrace() as $item): ?>
+        <li><?=basename($item['file']) . '@l.' . $item['line'] ?></li>
+    <?php endforeach; ?>
+    </ol>
+    <?php else: ?>
     <?= $this->exception ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 </div>
+<p>If you think reporting this error can help improving this software, please <a href="https://github.com/white-gecko/xodx/issues">create a new issue on our GitHub page</a>.</p>
+<?php if (isset($this->back)) : ?>
+<a class="btn" href="<?= $this->back ?>"><i class="icon-hand-left"></i> Back to Start</a>
+<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/templates/errorlayout.phtml b/templates/errorlayout.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf8df43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/errorlayout.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <link type="text/css" href="resources/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link type="text/css" href="resources/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-responsive.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link type="text/css" href="resources/css/all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <style type="text/css">
+      @media (min-width: 980px) {
+        body {
+          padding-top: 60px;
+        }
+      }
+      .sidebar-nav {
+        padding: 9px 0;
+      }
+    </style>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/jquery/jquery.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top navbar-inverse">
+        <div class="navbar-inner">
+            <div class="container">
+                <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                    <span class="icon-bar"></span>
+                </a>
+                <a class="brand"><img src="resources/img/xodx_20.png" alt="Xodx" title="[ˈɛksodʊs]" /></a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="container">
+        <?php
+        foreach ($this->_contentFiles as $contentFile) {
+            include $contentFile;
+        }
+    ?>
+    </div>
+
+    <?php if ($this->_debug && !empty($this->_debugLog)) : ?>
+
+    <div class="debug" id="debugConsole">
+        <h3>Debuglog:</h3>
+        <pre>
+<?= $this->_debugLog ?>
+        </pre>
+    </div>
+
+    <?php endif; ?>
+</body>
+</html>