diff --git a/mailadmin/views.py b/mailadmin/views.py
index 162c3f1..1d5dd80 100644
--- a/mailadmin/views.py
+++ b/mailadmin/views.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
+import logging
+from requests import exceptions
 from rest_framework import viewsets, views
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ from mailadmin.serializers import UserSerializer, OrgUnitSerializer, AliasSerial
 from mailadmin.permissions import SourcePrefixOwner
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 def index(request):
     if request.method == "POST":
         form = AuthenticationForm(data=request.POST)
@@ -68,7 +73,12 @@ class AliasesView(views.APIView):
         if len(my_prefixes) == 0:
             return Response({'result': 'No results'})  # Need at least one
 
-        res = self._api.list_aliases_regex(regexp)
+        try:
+            res = self._api.list_aliases_regex(regexp)
+        except exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logger.warning('mxapi errored {}'.format(e.strerror))
+            return Response({'error': e.strerror}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+
         return Response(res)
 
     def post(self, request):
diff --git a/mailadminsite/settings.py b/mailadminsite/settings.py
index a0ff34a..893e1b2 100644
--- a/mailadminsite/settings.py
+++ b/mailadminsite/settings.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'staticfiles')
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/lists/'
 
-DPD_API_URL= 'https://mxapi.neuf.no/api'
+DPD_API_URL = 'http://localhost'
 DPD_API_USERNAME = ""
 DPD_API_PASSWORD = ""