} catch(wesnothd_error& e) {
		if(!e.message.empty()) {
			ERR_NET << "caught network error: " << e.message << std::endl;

			std::string user_msg;

			if(dynamic_cast<wesnothd_connection_error*>(&e)) {
				// The wesnothd_connection_error subclass is only thrown with messages
				// from boost::system::error_code which we can't translate ourselves.
				// It's also the originator of the infamous EOF error that happens when
				// the server dies. <https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/issues/3005>
				if(e.message == "End of file") {
					user_msg = _("Disconnected from server.");
				} else if(e.message == "Connection refused") {
					user_msg = _("Server is offline.");
				} else {
					user_msg = _("Connection error: ") + translation::gettext(e.message.c_str());
				}
			} else {
				// This will be a message from the server itself, which we can
				// probably translate.
				user_msg = translation::gettext(e.message.c_str());
			}

			gui2::show_transient_error_message(user_msg);
		} else {
			ERR_NET << "caught network error" << std::endl;
		}
	} catch(config::error& e) {