diff --git a/consolegui/application/mainframe.py b/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
index cccd7e3..a37fe52 100755
--- a/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
+++ b/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class MainFrame(QtGui.QWidget):
                     self.add_element_label (field, x, y)
                     x += 1
                     
-                elif field.element in ['error','pwderror']:
+                elif field.element in ['error','pwderror','commonerror']:
                     error_lbl = ErrorLabel(self, field.label)
                     error_lbl.setStyleSheet("QLabel {color: red;}")
                     error_lbl.show()
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ class MainFrame(QtGui.QWidget):
         for res in result[0]:
             meth_result.append(ReturnedMessage(res.type, res.field, \
                                                res.message, res.expert))
-            if res.type in ['error', 'pwderror']:
+            if res.type in ['error', 'pwderror', 'commonerror']:
                 error = True
                 self.ClientObj.param_objects[self.method_name] \
                                                        ['error'] = meth_result
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ class MainFrame(QtGui.QWidget):
                 gb_layout.addWidget(label, x, y, 1, 2)
                 x += 1
 
-            elif field.element in ['error','pwderror']:
+            elif field.element in ['error','pwderror','commonerror']:
                 error_lbl = ErrorLabel(self, field.label)
                 error_lbl.setStyleSheet("QLabel {color: red;}")
                 error_lbl.show()
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ class MainFrame(QtGui.QWidget):
                 for res in meth_result_temp[0]:
                     meth_result.append(ReturnedMessage(res.type, res.field, \
                                                       res.message, res.expert))
-                    if res.type == 'error' or res.type == 'pwderror':
+                    if res.type in ('error','pwderror','commonerror'):
                         self.ClientObj.param_objects[self.method_name] \
                                                        ['error'] = meth_result
                         error = True