diff --git a/src/app/primitives/appstate/index.ts b/src/app/primitives/appstate/index.ts
index e0ab586..09ff715 100644
--- a/src/app/primitives/appstate/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/primitives/appstate/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Outcome, AppOutcome } from '../../interfaces/app';
-import { NgZone } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgZone, isDevMode } from '@angular/core';
 import { getHan, getFixedFu } from '../yaku-values';
 import { Outcome as OutcomeType, Player } from '../../interfaces/common';
 import { YakuId } from '../yaku';
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export class AppState {
       this.api.getGameConfig(),
       this.api.getTimerState()
     ];
+
     Promise.all(promises).then(([games, playerInfo, gameConfig, timerState]) => {
       this._currentPlayerDisplayName = playerInfo.displayName;
       this._currentPlayerId = playerInfo.id;
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ export class AppState {
         window.localStorage.removeItem('authToken');
         this._reset();
         this.reinit();
+      } else if (isDevMode()) {
+        console.error('Caught error or exception: ', e);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/services/riichiApi.ts b/src/app/services/riichiApi.ts
index d7f90d1..b4628eb 100644
--- a/src/app/services/riichiApi.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/riichiApi.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class RiichiApiService {
       .post(config.apiUrl, jsonRpcBody, { headers: commonHeaders })
       .toPromise()
       .then<RET_TYPE>((response) => {
-        this._checkCompatibility(response.headers.get('X-Api-Headers'));
+        this._checkCompatibility(response.headers.get('x-api-version')); // for some reason headers are lowercase
         const json = response.json();
         if (json.error) {
           if (isDevMode()) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class RiichiApiService {
   }
 
   private _checkCompatibility(versionString) {
-    const [major, minor] = versionString.split('.').map((v) => parseInt(v, 10));
+    const [major, minor] = (versionString || '').split('.').map((v) => parseInt(v, 10));
     const [localMajor, localMinor] = config.apiVersion;
     if (major !== localMajor) {
       console.error('API major version mismatch. Update your app or API instance!');