diff --git a/src/app/modules/core/interceptors/mock.interceptor.ts b/src/app/modules/core/interceptors/mock.interceptor.ts
index a2eb26c0..4743ee82 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/core/interceptors/mock.interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/core/interceptors/mock.interceptor.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   HttpEvent,
   HttpInterceptor,
   HttpResponse,
+  HttpErrorResponse,
 } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 
diff --git a/src/app/modules/core/services/validator.service.ts b/src/app/modules/core/services/validator.service.ts
index fd668905..b7a32be9 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/core/services/validator.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/core/services/validator.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { HttpClient, HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable, Subject, zip } from 'rxjs';
-import { map, share, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Observable, Subject, zip,of } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, share, switchMap,catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {
   ValidatorBalances, Validators, ValidatorSummaryResponse
 } from 'src/app/proto/eth/v1alpha1/beacon_chain';
@@ -63,7 +63,17 @@ export class ValidatorService {
   }
 
   getFeeRecipient(publicKey:string): Observable< ListFeeRecipientResponse>{
-    return this.http.get<ListFeeRecipientResponse>(`${this.keymanagerUrl}/validator/${base64ToHex(publicKey)}/feerecipient`)
+    return this.http.get<ListFeeRecipientResponse>(`${this.keymanagerUrl}/validator/${base64ToHex(publicKey)}/feerecipient`).pipe(
+      catchError((err: HttpErrorResponse) => {
+        let UNSET_RECIPIENT = "set by beacon node";
+        // just let the user know it's set by the beacon node if it's not set
+        return of({
+          data: {
+            pubkey: base64ToHex(publicKey),
+            ethaddress: UNSET_RECIPIENT,
+          }
+        });
+    }));
   }
 
   setFeeRecipient(publicKey:string,request: SetFeeRecipientRequest){
diff --git a/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.html b/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.html
index c91f6240..10de6243 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.html
+++ b/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.html
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
       matTooltipPosition="left"
       matTooltip="Copy to Clipboard"
       (click)="copyFeeRecipientToClipboard(row.feeRecipient)"
-      class="cursor-pointer"> {{row.feeRecipient | slice:0:8 }}... </td>
+      class="cursor-pointer"> {{
+        row.feeRecipient === UNSET_RECIPIENT ? UNSET_RECIPIENT : (row.feeRecipient | slice:0:8)+"..." }} </td>
     </ng-container>
     <ng-container matColumnDef="balance">
       <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>ETH Balance</th>
diff --git a/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.ts b/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.ts
index fc59f43c..4bd545c4 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/wallet/components/accounts-table/accounts-table.component.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export class AccountsTableComponent implements AfterViewInit,OnChanges {
   @ViewChild(MatSort, { static: false }) sort: MatSort | null = null;
 
   readonly LANDING_URL = '/' + LANDING_URL;
+  readonly UNSET_RECIPIENT = "set by beacon node";
 
   constructor(
     private dialog: MatDialog,