diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
index cbecea4694..7039fd1358 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for t
     else
       # TODO: replace with postWithPrefix when that's loaded
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing this operation"})
 
 
 class StaffGrading