diff --git a/src/mirall/accountsettings.cpp b/src/mirall/accountsettings.cpp
index cb642271a7..f122dae44c 100644
--- a/src/mirall/accountsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/accountsettings.cpp
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ void AccountSettings::folderToModelItem( QStandardItem *item, Folder *f )
     SyncResult::Status status = res.status();
 
     QStringList errorList = res.errorStrings();
-    QString errors;
-    if( ! errorList.isEmpty() ) {
-        errors = res.errorStrings().join(QLatin1String("<br/>"));
-    }
 
     Theme *theme = Theme::instance();
     item->setData( theme->statusHeaderText( status ),  Qt::ToolTipRole );
@@ -236,14 +232,17 @@ void AccountSettings::folderToModelItem( QStandardItem *item, Folder *f )
         item->setData( theme->folderDisabledIcon( ),   FolderStatusDelegate::FolderStatusIconRole ); // size 48 before
     }
     item->setData( theme->statusHeaderText( status ),  FolderStatusDelegate::FolderStatus );
-    item->setData( errors,                             FolderStatusDelegate::FolderErrorMsg );
 
-    if( errors.isEmpty() && (status == SyncResult::Error ||
-                             status == SyncResult::SetupError ||
-                             status == SyncResult::Unavailable )) {
-        item->setData( theme->statusHeaderText(status), FolderStatusDelegate::FolderErrorMsg);
+    if( errorList.isEmpty() ) {
+        if( (status == SyncResult::Error ||
+             status == SyncResult::SetupError ||
+             status == SyncResult::Unavailable )) {
+            errorList <<  theme->statusHeaderText(status);
+        }
     }
 
+    item->setData( errorList, FolderStatusDelegate::FolderErrorMsg);
+
     bool ongoing = false;
     item->setData( QVariant(res.warnCount()), FolderStatusDelegate::WarningCount );
     if( status == SyncResult::SyncRunning ) {
diff --git a/src/mirall/folderstatusmodel.cpp b/src/mirall/folderstatusmodel.cpp
index 75a41c37f0..450b9893f5 100644
--- a/src/mirall/folderstatusmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/folderstatusmodel.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ QSize FolderStatusDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem & option ,
   h += aliasMargin;            // bottom margin
 
   // add some space to show an error condition.
-  if( ! qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(FolderErrorMsg)).isEmpty() ) {
-      h += aliasMargin*2+fm.height();
+  if( ! qvariant_cast<QStringList>(index.data(FolderErrorMsg)).isEmpty() ) {
+      QStringList errMsgs = qvariant_cast<QStringList>(index.data(FolderErrorMsg));
+      h += aliasMargin*2 + errMsgs.count()*fm.height();
   }
 
   if( qvariant_cast<bool>(index.data(AddProgressSpace)) ) {
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ void FolderStatusDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
   QString aliasText     = qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(FolderAliasRole));
   QString pathText      = qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(FolderPathRole));
   QString remotePath    = qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(FolderSecondPathRole));
-  QString errorText     = qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(FolderErrorMsg));
+  QStringList errorTexts= qvariant_cast<QStringList>(index.data(FolderErrorMsg));
 
   int overallPercent    = qvariant_cast<int>(index.data(SyncProgressOverallPercent));
   QString overallString = qvariant_cast<QString>(index.data(SyncProgressOverallString));
@@ -214,12 +215,12 @@ void FolderStatusDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
   // paint an error overlay if there is an error string
 
   int h = iconRect.bottom();
-  if( !errorText.isEmpty() ) {
+  if( !errorTexts.isEmpty() ) {
       h += aliasMargin;
       QRect errorRect = localPathRect;
       errorRect.setLeft( iconRect.left());
       errorRect.setTop( h );
-      errorRect.setHeight(subFm.height()+aliasMargin);
+      errorRect.setHeight(errorTexts.count() * subFm.height()+aliasMargin);
       errorRect.setRight( option.rect.right()-aliasMargin );
 
       painter->setBrush( QColor(0xbb, 0x4d, 0x4d) );
@@ -229,15 +230,16 @@ void FolderStatusDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &
       painter->setPen( Qt::white );
       painter->setFont(errorFont);
       QRect errorTextRect = errorRect;
-      errorTextRect.setLeft( errorTextRect.left()+aliasMargin +16);
+      errorTextRect.setLeft( errorTextRect.left()+aliasMargin );
       errorTextRect.setTop( errorTextRect.top()+aliasMargin/2 );
 
-      int linebreak = errorText.indexOf(QLatin1String("<br"));
-      QString eText = errorText;
-      if(linebreak) {
-          eText = errorText.left(linebreak);
+      int x = errorTextRect.left();
+      int y = errorTextRect.top()+aliasMargin/2 + subFm.height()/2;
+
+      foreach( QString eText, errorTexts ) {
+          painter->drawText(x, y, subFm.elidedText( eText, Qt::ElideLeft, errorTextRect.width()-2*aliasMargin));
+          y += subFm.height();
       }
-      painter->drawText(errorTextRect, eText);
 
       h = errorRect.bottom();
   }