diff --git a/public/assets/icons/offline-red.png b/public/assets/icons/offline-red.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0227105
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/assets/icons/offline-red.png differ
diff --git a/src/components/board-header/board-header.module.css b/src/components/board-header/board-header.module.css
index 01845509..cc553a7f 100644
--- a/src/components/board-header/board-header.module.css
+++ b/src/components/board-header/board-header.module.css
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
  image-rendering: pixelated;
 }
 
+.redOfflineIcon {
+  background-image: url('/public/assets/icons/offline-red.png') !important;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
   .boardTitle {
     padding-top: 40px;
diff --git a/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx b/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
index b4eb99ca..e891ac77 100644
--- a/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-header/board-header.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useAccountComment, useSubplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
-import { getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../../lib/utils/time-utils';
 import { isAllView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import styles from './board-header.module.css';
 import { useMultisubMetadata } from '../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import useIsMobile from '../../hooks/use-is-mobile';
+import useIsSubplebbitOffline from '../../hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline';
 
 const totalBanners = 60;
 
@@ -20,10 +19,8 @@ const ImageBanner = () => {
 };
 
 const BoardHeader = () => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const location = useLocation();
   const params = useParams();
-
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname, params);
   const isInSubscriptionsView = isSubscriptionsView(location.pathname, useParams());
 
@@ -31,18 +28,14 @@ const BoardHeader = () => {
   const subplebbitAddress = params?.subplebbitAddress || accountComment?.subplebbitAddress;
 
   const subplebbit = useSubplebbit({ subplebbitAddress });
-  const { address, shortAddress, updatedAt } = subplebbit || {};
+  const { address, shortAddress } = subplebbit || {};
 
   const multisubMetadata = useMultisubMetadata();
-
   const title = isInAllView ? multisubMetadata?.title || 'all' : isInSubscriptionsView ? 'Subscriptions' : subplebbit?.title;
   const subtitle = isInAllView ? 'p/all' : isInSubscriptionsView ? 'p/subscriptions' : `p/${address}`;
 
-  const isBoardOffline = updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60;
-
-  const offlineMessage = updatedAt
-    ? isBoardOffline && t('posts_last_synced_info', { time: getFormattedTimeAgo(updatedAt), interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })
-    : t('subplebbit_offline_info');
+  const { isOffline, isDefinitelyOffline, offlineTitle } = useIsSubplebbitOffline(subplebbit);
+  const iconClass = `${styles.offlineIcon} ${isDefinitelyOffline ? styles.redOfflineIcon : ''}`;
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.content}>
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ const BoardHeader = () => {
       )}
       <div className={styles.boardTitle}>
         {title || `p/${shortAddress || subplebbitAddress}`}
-        {isBoardOffline && <span className={styles.offlineIcon} title={offlineMessage} />}
+        {isOffline && <span className={`${styles.offlineIcon} ${iconClass}`} title={offlineTitle} />}
       </div>
       <div className={styles.boardSubtitle}>{subtitle}</div>
       <hr />
diff --git a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
index 7d871f68..287cbbf8 100644
--- a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import useReply from '../../hooks/use-reply';
 import useChallengesStore from '../../stores/use-challenges-store';
 import styles from './post-form.module.css';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import { getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../../lib/utils/time-utils';
+import useIsSubplebbitOffline from '../../hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline';
 
 type SubmitState = {
   subplebbitAddress: string | undefined;
@@ -272,17 +272,12 @@ const PostForm = () => {
   const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
 
   const subplebbit = useSubplebbit({ subplebbitAddress: params?.subplebbitAddress });
-  const { updatedAt } = subplebbit || {};
-  const isBoardOffline = updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60;
-
-  const offlineMessage = updatedAt
-    ? isBoardOffline && t('posts_last_synced_info', { time: getFormattedTimeAgo(updatedAt), interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })
-    : t('subplebbit_offline_info');
+  const { isOffline, offlineTitle } = useIsSubplebbitOffline(subplebbit);
 
   return (
     <>
       <div className={styles.postFormDesktop}>
-        {!(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && showForm && isBoardOffline && <div className={styles.offlineBoard}>{offlineMessage}</div>}
+        {!(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && showForm && isOffline && <div className={styles.offlineBoard}>{offlineTitle}</div>}
         {isThreadClosed ? (
           <div className={styles.closed}>
             {t('thread_closed')}
@@ -302,7 +297,7 @@ const PostForm = () => {
         )}
       </div>
       <div className={styles.postFormMobile}>
-        {!(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && showForm && isBoardOffline && <div className={styles.offlineBoard}>{offlineMessage}</div>}
+        {!(isInAllView || isInSubscriptionsView) && showForm && isOffline && <div className={styles.offlineBoard}>{offlineTitle}</div>}
         {isThreadClosed ? (
           <div className={styles.closed}>
             {t('thread_closed')}
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33875c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { Subplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../lib/utils/time-utils';
+
+const useIsSubplebbitOffline = (subplebbit: Subplebbit) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { updatedAt, updatingState } = subplebbit || {};
+  const isProbablyOffline = !updatedAt || (updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60);
+  const isDefinitelyOffline = updatingState === 'failed';
+  const isOffline = isProbablyOffline || isDefinitelyOffline;
+
+  const offlineTitle = updatedAt
+    ? isOffline && t('posts_last_synced_info', { time: getFormattedTimeAgo(updatedAt), interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })
+    : t('subplebbit_offline_info');
+
+  return { isOffline, isDefinitelyOffline, offlineTitle };
+};
+
+export default useIsSubplebbitOffline;
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 655e8185..ae102085 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ hr {
   text-transform: capitalize;
 }
 
+.red {
+  color: red !important;
+}
+
 :root {
   color-scheme: dark;
 }
diff --git a/src/views/board/board.tsx b/src/views/board/board.tsx
index 3a82e812..eb1a87ad 100644
--- a/src/views/board/board.tsx
+++ b/src/views/board/board.tsx
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ const Board = () => {
   const loadingString = (
     <div className={styles.stateString}>
       {state === 'failed' ? (
-        state
+        <span className='red'>{state}</span>
       ) : isInSubscriptionsView && subscriptions?.length === 0 ? (
         t('not_subscribed_to_any_board')
       ) : (
         <LoadingEllipsis string={loadingStateString} />
       )}
       {error && (
-        <div style={{ color: 'red' }}>
+        <div className='red'>
           <br />
           {error.message}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/views/home/boards-box/boards-box.tsx b/src/views/home/boards-box/boards-box.tsx
index 7dbee2d8..6f9cda02 100644
--- a/src/views/home/boards-box/boards-box.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/boards-box/boards-box.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Subplebbit, useAccount, useAccountSubplebbits } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
 import Plebbit from '@plebbit/plebbit-js/dist/browser/index.js';
-import { getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../../../lib/utils/time-utils';
 import useHomeFiltersStore from '../../../stores/use-home-filters-store';
 import { useMultisubMetadata } from '../../../hooks/use-default-subplebbits';
 import styles from '../home.module.css';
 import { nsfwTags } from '../home';
 import BoxModal from '../box-modal';
+import useIsSubplebbitOffline from '../../../hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline';
 
 const Board = ({ subplebbit, subplebbits }: { subplebbit: Subplebbit; subplebbits: any }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ const Board = ({ subplebbit, subplebbits }: { subplebbit: Subplebbit; subplebbit
   const boardLink = useCatalog ? `/p/${address}/catalog` : `/p/${address}`;
 
   const subplebbitData = subplebbits && subplebbits.find((sub: Subplebbit) => sub?.address === address);
-  const updatedAt = subplebbitData?.updatedAt;
-  const isOffline = updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60;
-  const offlineTitle = updatedAt
-    ? isOffline && t('posts_last_synced_info', { time: getFormattedTimeAgo(updatedAt), interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })
-    : t('subplebbit_offline_info');
+  const { isDefinitelyOffline, isOffline, offlineTitle } = useIsSubplebbitOffline(subplebbitData);
+  const iconClass = `${styles.offlineIcon} ${isDefinitelyOffline ? styles.redOfflineIcon : ''}`;
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.subplebbit} key={address}>
-      {isOffline && <span className={styles.offlineIcon} title={offlineTitle} />}
+      {isOffline && <span className={`${styles.offlineIcon} ${iconClass}`} title={offlineTitle} />}
       <Link to={boardLink}>{title || address}</Link>
       {nsfwTag && <span className={styles.nsfw}> ({t(nsfwTag)})</span>}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/views/home/home.module.css b/src/views/home/home.module.css
index 043f746c..9e28a197 100644
--- a/src/views/home/home.module.css
+++ b/src/views/home/home.module.css
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
   image-rendering: pixelated;
 }
 
+.redOfflineIcon {
+  background-image: url('/public/assets/icons/offline-red.png') !important;
+}
+
 .boardsBoxContent {
   font-size: 93%;
   padding: 0.5em;