diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index 52cc212f7..f6a08f8c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -88,9 +88,16 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
   },
 
   async update(data) {
-    let response = await apiReq.put(recipeURLs.update(data.slug), data);
-    store.dispatch("patchRecipe", response.data);
-    return response.data.slug; // ! Temporary until I rewrite to refresh page without additional request
+    let response = await apiReq.put(
+      recipeURLs.update(data.slug),
+      data, 
+      function() { return i18n.t('recipe.recipe-update-failed'); },
+      function() { return i18n.t('recipe.recipe-updated'); }
+    );
+    if(response) {
+      store.dispatch("patchRecipe", response.data);
+      return response.data.slug; // ! Temporary until I rewrite to refresh page without additional request
+    }
   },
 
   async patch(data) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
index ad517aff4..9d846a110 100644
--- a/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/src/locales/messages/en-US.json
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
     "recipe-image": "Recipe Image",
     "recipe-image-updated": "Recipe image updated",
     "recipe-name": "Recipe Name",
+    "recipe-update-failed": "Recipe update failed",
+    "recipe-updated": "Recipe updated",
     "servings": "Servings",
     "sodium-content": "Sodium Content",
     "step-index": "Step: {step}",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
index a56ed9270..6df53d5b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ export default {
         return this.$refs.recipeEditor.validateRecipe();
       }
     },
-    async saveImage() {
+    async saveImage(overrideSuccessMsg = false) {
       if (this.fileObject) {
-        if (api.recipes.updateImage(this.recipeDetails.slug, this.fileObject)) {
+        if (api.recipes.updateImage(this.recipeDetails.slug, this.fileObject, overrideSuccessMsg)) {
           this.imageKey += 1;
         }
       }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export default {
         let slug = await api.recipes.update(this.recipeDetails);
 
         if (this.fileObject) {
-          this.saveImage();
+          this.saveImage(true);
         }
 
         this.form = false;