diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
index 73837da8f..00f87fcbe 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
@@ -92,32 +92,38 @@
         .done(function(response) {
 
            if(!sessionInfo.mount) {
-              transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
-              destroy();
+              if (sessionInfo.session_removed_at) {
+                transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
+                destroy();
+              }
            }
            else {
-              recreateAudioElement();
+              try {
+               recreateAudioElement();
 
-              audioDomElement.load();
+               audioDomElement.load();
 
-             retryAttempts = 0;
+               retryAttempts = 0;
 
-             transition(PlayStateInitializing);
+               transition(PlayStateInitializing);
 
-             // keep this after transition, because any transition clears this timer
-             waitForBufferingTimeout = setTimeout(noBuffer, WAIT_FOR_BUFFER_TIMEOUT);
-             logger.debug("setting buffering timeout");
-             rest.addPlayablePlay(musicSessionId, 'JamRuby::MusicSession', null, context.JK.currentUserId);
+               // keep this after transition, because any transition clears this timer
+               waitForBufferingTimeout = setTimeout(noBuffer, WAIT_FOR_BUFFER_TIMEOUT);
+               logger.debug("setting buffering timeout");
+               rest.addPlayablePlay(musicSessionId, 'JamRuby::MusicSession', null, context.JK.currentUserId);
 
-              if(needsCanPlayGuard()) {
-                $audio.bind('canplay', function() {
+                if(needsCanPlayGuard()) {
+                  $audio.bind('canplay', function() {
+                    audioDomElement.play();
+                  })
+                }
+                else {
                   audioDomElement.play();
-                })
+                }
               }
-              else {
-                audioDomElement.play();
+              catch (err) {
+                console.log("Catching error = %o", err);
               }
-
            }
         })
     }
@@ -137,7 +143,12 @@
 
       transition(PlayStateNone);
 
-      recreateAudioElement();
+      try {
+        recreateAudioElement();
+      }
+      catch (err) {
+        console.log("Catching error = %o", err);
+      }
     }
 
     function destroy() {
@@ -145,7 +156,12 @@
         //$audio.remove();
         //$audio = null;
         //audioDomElement = null;
-        recreateAudioElement()
+        try {
+          recreateAudioElement();
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+          console.log("Catching error = %o", err);
+        }
        // destroyed = true;
       //}
     }
@@ -249,31 +265,37 @@
           .done(function(response) {
 
             if(!sessionInfo.mount) {
-              transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
-              destroy();
+              if (sessionInfo.session_removed_at) {
+                transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
+                destroy();
+              }
             }
             else {
               // tell audio to stop/start, in attempt to retry
               //audioDomElement.pause();
 
-              recreateAudioElement();
+              try {
+                recreateAudioElement();
 
-              audioDomElement.load();
-              if(needsCanPlayGuard()) {
-                $audio.bind('canplay', function() {
+                audioDomElement.load();
+                if(needsCanPlayGuard()) {
+                  $audio.bind('canplay', function() {
+                    audioDomElement.play();
+                  })
+                }
+                else {
                   audioDomElement.play();
-                })
-              }
-              else {
-                audioDomElement.play();
-              }
+                }
 
-              transition(PlayStateRetrying);
+                transition(PlayStateRetrying);
 
-              waitForBufferingTimeout = setTimeout(noBuffer, WAIT_FOR_BUFFER_TIMEOUT);
+                waitForBufferingTimeout = setTimeout(noBuffer, WAIT_FOR_BUFFER_TIMEOUT);
+              }
+              catch (err) {
+                console.log("Catching error = %o", err);
+              }
             }
-          })
-
+          });
       }
     }
 
@@ -483,9 +505,11 @@
         checkServer()
           .done(function(response) {
           if(!sessionInfo.mount) {
-            transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
-            destroy();
-          }})
+            if (sessionInfo.session_removed_at) {
+              transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
+              destroy();
+            }
+          }});
       }
     }
 
@@ -694,10 +718,12 @@
         else {
           mountInfo = null;
 
-          transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
-          destroy();
+          if (sessionInfo.session_removed_at) {
+            transition(PlayStateSessionOver);
+            destroy();
+          }
 
-          context.JK.app.layout.notify('This session can not currently broadcast')
+          context.JK.app.notify({"title": "Unable to Broadcast Session", "text": "This session cannot be broadcasted. The session organizer may have configured it to be private."});
         }
       })
         .fail(function() {