diff --git a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index df10ae4..9e373f6 100644
--- a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ public static string Body {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Confirming the Tumblr privacy consent failed. There might a connection issue..
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string ConfirmingTumblrPrivacyConsentFailed {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("ConfirmingTumblrPrivacyConsentFailed", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Conversation: {0}.
         /// </summary>
@@ -729,7 +738,7 @@ public static string Textfile {
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to A connection timout occured during {0} of {1}..
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to A connection timeout occured during {0} of {1}..
         /// </summary>
         public static string TimeoutReached {
             get {
diff --git a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.resx b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.resx
index 4c3b63f..56e1397 100644
--- a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@
   <data name="Body" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Body: {0]</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ConfirmingTumblrPrivacyConsentFailed" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Confirming the Tumblr privacy consent failed. There might a connection issue.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Conversation" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Conversation: {0}</value>
   </data>
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@
     <value>Text file</value>
   </data>
   <data name="TimeoutReached" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>A connection timout occured during {0} of {1}.</value>
+    <value>A connection timeout occured during {0} of {1}.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Title: {0}</value>
diff --git a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Services/ConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent.cs b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Services/ConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent.cs
index 22f6717..44d573f 100644
--- a/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Services/ConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent.cs
+++ b/src/TumblThree/TumblThree.Applications/Services/ConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+using TumblThree.Applications.Properties;
+using TumblThree.Domain;
+
 namespace TumblThree.Applications.Services
 {
     [Export(typeof(IConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent)), Export]
@@ -25,6 +29,27 @@ public ConfirmTumblrPrivacyConsent(IShellService shellService, ISharedCookieServ
         }
 
         public async Task ConfirmPrivacyConsentAsync()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await PerformPrivacyConsentRequestAsync();
+            }
+            catch (TimeoutException timeoutException)
+            {
+                const string message = "confirming the Tumblr privacy consent";
+                Logger.Error("{0}, {1}", string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Resources.TimeoutReached, message),
+                    timeoutException);
+                shellService.ShowError(timeoutException, Resources.TimeoutReached, message);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+            {
+                Logger.Error("{0}, {1}", string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Resources.ConfirmingTumblrPrivacyConsentFailed),
+                    exception);
+                shellService.ShowError(exception, Resources.ConfirmingTumblrPrivacyConsentFailed);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task PerformPrivacyConsentRequestAsync()
         {
             if (CheckIfLoggedInAsync())
                 return;