diff --git a/.meteor/packages b/.meteor/packages
index 78fc7d63..ace0a120 100644
--- a/.meteor/packages
+++ b/.meteor/packages
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ ian:accounts-ui-bootstrap-3
 check
 audit-argument-checks
 session
+tmeasday:errors@2.0.0
+
diff --git a/.meteor/versions b/.meteor/versions
index 1257150b..81c690f8 100644
--- a/.meteor/versions
+++ b/.meteor/versions
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ modules@0.6.1
 modules-runtime@0.6.3
 mongo@1.1.7
 mongo-id@1.0.4
+mongo-livedata@1.0.12
 npm-bcrypt@0.8.5
 npm-mongo@1.4.43
 observe-sequence@1.0.11
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ standard-minifier-js@1.0.6
 stylus@2.511.5
 templating@1.1.9
 templating-tools@1.0.4
+tmeasday:errors@2.0.0
 tracker@1.0.13
 twbs:bootstrap@3.3.6
 ui@1.0.11
diff --git a/client/helpers/errors.js b/client/helpers/errors.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1991c316..00000000
--- a/client/helpers/errors.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Local (client-only) collection
-Errors = new Mongo.Collection(null);
-
-throwError = function(message) {
-  Errors.insert({message: message})
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/templates/application/layout.html b/client/templates/application/layout.html
index 43559dec..cfbcad87 100644
--- a/client/templates/application/layout.html
+++ b/client/templates/application/layout.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template name="layout">
   <div class="container">
     {{> header}}
-    {{> errors}}
+    {{> meteorErrors}}
     <div id="main">
       {{> yield}}
     </div>
diff --git a/client/templates/includes/errors.html b/client/templates/includes/errors.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 598c140f..00000000
--- a/client/templates/includes/errors.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<template name="errors">
-  <div class="errors">
-    {{#each errors}}
-      {{> error}}
-    {{/each}}
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<template name="error">
-  <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
-    <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
-    {{message}}
-  </div>
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/templates/includes/errors.js b/client/templates/includes/errors.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 94e41d84..00000000
--- a/client/templates/includes/errors.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-Template.errors.helpers({
-  errors: function() {
-    return Errors.find();
-  }
-});
-
-Template.error.onRendered(function() {
-  var error = this.data;
-  Meteor.setTimeout(function () {
-    Errors.remove(error._id);
-  }, 3000);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/templates/posts/post_edit.js b/client/templates/posts/post_edit.js
index 431688b2..b99287c7 100644
--- a/client/templates/posts/post_edit.js
+++ b/client/templates/posts/post_edit.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Template.postEdit.events({
     Posts.update(currentPostId, {$set: postProperties}, function(error) {
       if (error) {
         // display the error to the user
-        throwError(error.reason);
+        Errors.throw(error.reason);
       } else {
         Router.go('postPage', {_id: currentPostId});
       }
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ Template.postEdit.events({
       Router.go('postsList');
     }
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/client/templates/posts/post_submit.js b/client/templates/posts/post_submit.js
index c8da0099..12b31495 100644
--- a/client/templates/posts/post_submit.js
+++ b/client/templates/posts/post_submit.js
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ Template.postSubmit.events({
     Meteor.call('postInsert', post, function(error, result) {
       // display the error to the user and abort
       if (error)
-        return throwError(error.reason);
+        return Errors.throw(error.reason);
       
       // show this result but route anyway
       if (result.postExists)
-        throwError('This link has already been posted');
+        Errors.throw('This link has already been posted');
       
       Router.go('postPage', {_id: result._id});  
     });