diff --git a/capsulflask/__init__.py b/capsulflask/__init__.py
index 151df92..28ab7d6 100644
--- a/capsulflask/__init__.py
+++ b/capsulflask/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ else:
 app.config['HTTP_CLIENT'] = MyHTTPClient(timeout_seconds=int(app.config['INTERNAL_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS']))
 
 if app.config['BTCPAY_URL'] != "":
-  try_reconnnect_btcpay()
+  try_reconnnect_btcpay(app)
 
 # only start the scheduler and attempt to migrate the database if we are running the app.
 # otherwise we are running a CLI command.
diff --git a/capsulflask/payment.py b/capsulflask/payment.py
index 796709e..1e2d2fc 100644
--- a/capsulflask/payment.py
+++ b/capsulflask/payment.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import stripe
+import requests
 import json
 import time
 import decimal
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def btcpay_payment():
     flash("BTCPay is not enabled on this server")
     return redirect(url_for("console.account_balance"))
   elif 'BTCPAY_CLIENT' not in current_app.config:
-    if not try_reconnnect_btcpay():
+    if not try_reconnnect_btcpay(current_app):
       flash("can't contact the BTCPay server right now")
       return redirect(url_for("console.account_balance"))
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ def btcpay_payment():
 def poll_btcpay_session(invoice_id):
 
   if 'BTCPAY_CLIENT' not in current_app.config:
-    if not try_reconnnect_btcpay():
+    if not try_reconnnect_btcpay(current_app):
       return [503, "can't contact btcpay server"]
 
   invoice = None
@@ -139,17 +140,17 @@ def poll_btcpay_session(invoice_id):
   
   return [200, "ok"]
 
-def try_reconnnect_btcpay():
+def try_reconnnect_btcpay(app):
   try:
-    response = requests.get(current_app.config['BTCPAY_URL'])
+    response = requests.get(app.config['BTCPAY_URL'])
     if response.status_code == 200:
-      current_app.config['BTCPAY_CLIENT'] = btcpay.Client(api_uri=current_app.config['BTCPAY_URL'], pem=current_app.config['BTCPAY_PRIVATE_KEY'])
+      app.config['BTCPAY_CLIENT'] = btcpay.Client(api_uri=app.config['BTCPAY_URL'], pem=app.config['BTCPAY_PRIVATE_KEY'])
       return True
     else:
-      current_app.logger.warn(f"Can't reach BTCPAY_URL {current_app.config['BTCPAY_URL']}: Response status code: {response.status_code}. Capsul will work fine except cryptocurrency payments will not work.")
+      app.logger.warn(f"Can't reach BTCPAY_URL {app.config['BTCPAY_URL']}: Response status code: {response.status_code}. Capsul will work fine except cryptocurrency payments will not work.")
       return False
   except:
-    current_app.logger.warn("unable to create btcpay client. Capsul will work fine except cryptocurrency payments will not work. The error was: " + my_exec_info_message(sys.exc_info()))
+    app.logger.warn("unable to create btcpay client. Capsul will work fine except cryptocurrency payments will not work. The error was: " + my_exec_info_message(sys.exc_info()))
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/capsulflask/static/style.css b/capsulflask/static/style.css
index f10468a..9de8767 100644
--- a/capsulflask/static/style.css
+++ b/capsulflask/static/style.css
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:visited {
 .error {
   color: rgb(173, 74, 8);
   font-weight: bold;
-  border: 1px dashed rgb(173, 74, 8);
-  border-radius: 0.5em;
-  padding: 1em;
 }
 
 .disabled {
diff --git a/capsulflask/templates/account-balance.html b/capsulflask/templates/account-balance.html
index 5e2076f..75ce760 100644
--- a/capsulflask/templates/account-balance.html
+++ b/capsulflask/templates/account-balance.html
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
             {% else %}
             <li>
               <span class="disabled">Add funds with Bitcoin/Litecoin/Monero (btcpay)</span> 
-              <span class="error"> ERROR: the BTCPay server cannot be reached</span>
+              <ul>
+                <li>
+                  <span class="error"> ERROR: the BTCPay server cannot be reached</span>
+                </li>
+              </ul>
             </li>
             {% endif %}