diff --git a/native/community-creation/community-configuration.react.js b/native/community-creation/community-configuration.react.js
index 0349bd331..a267e671c 100644
--- a/native/community-creation/community-configuration.react.js
+++ b/native/community-creation/community-configuration.react.js
@@ -1,260 +1,282 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { newThread, newThreadActionTypes } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { NewThreadResult } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
 import type { CommunityCreationNavigationProp } from './community-creation-navigator.react.js';
 import RegistrationButtonContainer from '../account/registration/registration-button-container.react.js';
 import RegistrationButton from '../account/registration/registration-button.react.js';
 import RegistrationContainer from '../account/registration/registration-container.react.js';
 import RegistrationContentContainer from '../account/registration/registration-content-container.react.js';
 import {
   ThreadSettingsCategoryFooter,
   ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader,
 } from '../chat/settings/thread-settings-category.react.js';
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import Pill from '../components/pill.react.js';
 import TextInput from '../components/text-input.react.js';
 import { useCalendarQuery } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { type NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: CommunityCreationNavigationProp<'CommunityConfiguration'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'CommunityConfiguration'>,
 };
 
 const createNewCommunityLoadingStatusSelector =
   createLoadingStatusSelector(newThreadActionTypes);
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function CommunityConfiguration(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const colors = useColors();
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
 
   const callNewThread = useServerCall(newThread);
   const calendarQueryFunc = useCalendarQuery();
 
   const createNewCommunityLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     createNewCommunityLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const cloudIcon = (
     <CommIcon
       name="cloud-filled"
       size={12}
       color={colors.panelForegroundLabel}
     />
   );
 
   const [pendingCommunityName, setPendingCommunityName] = React.useState('');
   const [announcementSetting, setAnnouncementSetting] = React.useState(false);
+  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState<?string>();
+
+  const onChangePendingCommunityName = React.useCallback(newValue => {
+    setErrorMessage();
+    setPendingCommunityName(newValue);
+  }, []);
 
   const callCreateNewCommunity = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const calendarQuery = calendarQueryFunc();
-    const newThreadResult: NewThreadResult = await callNewThread({
-      name: pendingCommunityName,
-      type: announcementSetting
-        ? threadTypes.COMMUNITY_ANNOUNCEMENT_ROOT
-        : threadTypes.COMMUNITY_ROOT,
-      calendarQuery,
-    });
-    return newThreadResult;
+    try {
+      const newThreadResult: NewThreadResult = await callNewThread({
+        name: pendingCommunityName,
+        type: announcementSetting
+          ? threadTypes.COMMUNITY_ANNOUNCEMENT_ROOT
+          : threadTypes.COMMUNITY_ROOT,
+        calendarQuery,
+      });
+      return newThreadResult;
+    } catch (e) {
+      setErrorMessage('Community creation failed. Please try again.');
+      throw e;
+    }
   }, [
     announcementSetting,
     calendarQueryFunc,
     callNewThread,
     pendingCommunityName,
   ]);
 
   const createNewCommunity = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    setErrorMessage();
     const newThreadResultPromise = callCreateNewCommunity();
     dispatchActionPromise(newThreadActionTypes, newThreadResultPromise);
     await newThreadResultPromise;
   }, [callCreateNewCommunity, dispatchActionPromise]);
 
   const onCheckBoxPress = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setErrorMessage();
     setAnnouncementSetting(!announcementSetting);
   }, [announcementSetting]);
 
   let checkBoxFill;
   if (announcementSetting) {
     checkBoxFill = <View style={styles.enumCheckBoxFill} />;
   }
 
   return (
     <RegistrationContainer>
       <RegistrationContentContainer style={styles.containerPaddingOverride}>
         <View style={styles.keyserverRowContainer}>
           <Text style={styles.withinText}>within</Text>
           <Pill
             label="ashoat"
             backgroundColor={colors.codeBackground}
             icon={cloudIcon}
           />
         </View>
 
         <ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader type="full" title="COMMUNITY INFO" />
         <View style={styles.communityNameRow}>
           <Text style={styles.communityNameLabel}>Name</Text>
           <TextInput
             style={styles.communityNamePendingValue}
             placeholder="Community Name"
             placeholderTextColor={colors.panelSecondaryForegroundBorder}
             value={pendingCommunityName}
-            onChangeText={setPendingCommunityName}
+            onChangeText={onChangePendingCommunityName}
             editable={true}
           />
         </View>
         <ThreadSettingsCategoryFooter type="full" />
 
         <View style={styles.communityNameNoticeContainer}>
           <Text style={styles.communityNameNoticeText}>
             You may edit your community&rsquo;s image and name later.
           </Text>
         </View>
 
         <ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader type="full" title="OPTIONAL SETTINGS" />
         <View style={styles.enumCell}>
           <View style={styles.enumIcon}>
             <CommIcon name="megaphone" size={24} color={colors.purpleButton} />
           </View>
           <View style={styles.enumInfoContainer}>
             <Text style={styles.enumInfoName}>Announcement root</Text>
             <Text style={styles.enumInfoDescription}>
               Make it so that only admins can post to the root channel of the
               community.
             </Text>
           </View>
           <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={onCheckBoxPress}
             style={styles.enumCheckBoxContainer}
             activeOpacity={0.4}
           >
             <View style={styles.enumCheckBox}>{checkBoxFill}</View>
           </TouchableOpacity>
         </View>
         <ThreadSettingsCategoryFooter type="full" />
         <RegistrationButtonContainer>
           <RegistrationButton
             onPress={createNewCommunity}
             label="Create Community"
             variant={
               createNewCommunityLoadingStatus === 'loading'
                 ? 'loading'
                 : 'enabled'
             }
           />
         </RegistrationButtonContainer>
+        <View style={styles.errorMessageContainer}>
+          <Text style={styles.errorMessageText}>{errorMessage}</Text>
+        </View>
       </RegistrationContentContainer>
     </RegistrationContainer>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   keyserverRowContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
     backgroundColor: 'panelForeground',
     height: 48,
     borderColor: 'panelForegroundBorder',
     borderBottomWidth: 1,
   },
   withinText: {
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     marginRight: 6,
   },
   containerPaddingOverride: {
     padding: 0,
   },
   communityNameRow: {
     backgroundColor: 'panelForeground',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     paddingHorizontal: 24,
     paddingVertical: 8,
   },
   communityNameLabel: {
     color: 'panelForegroundTertiaryLabel',
     fontSize: 16,
     width: 96,
   },
   communityNamePendingValue: {
     color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
     flex: 1,
     fontFamily: 'Arial',
     fontSize: 16,
     margin: 0,
     paddingLeft: 4,
     paddingRight: 0,
     paddingVertical: 0,
     borderBottomColor: 'transparent',
   },
   communityNameNoticeContainer: {
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'center',
   },
   communityNameNoticeText: {
     color: 'panelForegroundTertiaryLabel',
   },
   enumCell: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     height: 96,
     backgroundColor: 'panelForeground',
   },
   enumIcon: {
     padding: 16,
   },
   enumInfoContainer: {
     flex: 1,
     flexDirection: 'column',
     justifyContent: 'space-evenly',
     padding: 8,
   },
   enumInfoName: {
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     fontSize: 18,
     lineHeight: 24,
   },
   enumInfoDescription: {
     color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
     lineHeight: 18,
   },
   enumCheckBoxContainer: {
     padding: 22,
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
   },
   enumCheckBox: {
     height: 32,
     width: 32,
     borderRadius: 3.5,
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: 'panelSecondaryForegroundBorder',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
   },
   enumCheckBoxFill: {
     height: 20,
     width: 20,
     borderRadius: 2.1875,
     backgroundColor: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
   },
+  errorMessageContainer: {
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
+  errorMessageText: {
+    color: 'redText',
+  },
 };
 
 export default CommunityConfiguration;