diff --git a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/ironic.service.js b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/ironic.service.js
index 911ef4c2..83eaaf9c 100755
--- a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/ironic.service.js
+++ b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/ironic.service.js
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 
   ironicAPI.$inject = [
     'horizon.framework.util.http.service',
-    'horizon.framework.widgets.toast.service'
+    'horizon.framework.widgets.toast.service',
+    'horizon.dashboard.admin.ironic.node-error.service'
   ];
 
   /**
@@ -67,9 +68,10 @@
    *
    * @param {object} apiService - HTTP service
    * @param {object} toastService - User message service
+   * @param {object} nodeErrorService - Node error service
    * @return {object} Ironic API service
    */
-  function ironicAPI(apiService, toastService) {
+  function ironicAPI(apiService, toastService, nodeErrorService) {
     var service = {
       createNode: createNode,
       createPort: createPort,
@@ -101,7 +103,12 @@
      */
     function getNodes() {
       return apiService.get('/api/ironic/nodes/')
-        .error(function() {
+        .then(function(response) {
+          angular.forEach(response.data.items, function(node) {
+            nodeErrorService.checkNodeError(node);
+          });
+          return response;
+        }, function() {
           toastService.add('error',
                            gettext('Unable to retrieve Ironic nodes.'));
         });
@@ -118,7 +125,10 @@
      */
     function getNode(uuid) {
       return apiService.get('/api/ironic/nodes/' + uuid)
-        .error(function(reason) {
+        .then(function(response) {
+          nodeErrorService.checkNodeError(response.data);
+          return response;
+        }, function(reason) {
           var msg = gettext('Unable to retrieve the Ironic node: %s');
           toastService.add('error', interpolate(msg, [reason], false));
         });
diff --git a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-details/node-details.controller.js b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-details/node-details.controller.js
index bd501448..00acd79f 100755
--- a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-details/node-details.controller.js
+++ b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-details/node-details.controller.js
@@ -137,21 +137,9 @@
      * @return {promise} promise
      */
     function retrieveNode(uuid) {
-      var lastError = ctrl.node ? ctrl.node.last_error : null;
-
       return ironic.getNode(uuid).then(function (response) {
         ctrl.node = response.data;
         ctrl.node.id = uuid;
-
-        if (lastError &&
-            ctrl.node.last_error !== "" &&
-            ctrl.node.last_error !== null &&
-            ctrl.node.last_error !== lastError) {
-          toastService.add('error',
-                           "Error detected on node " +
-                           ctrl.node.name + ". " +
-                           ctrl.node.last_error);
-        }
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-error.service.js b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-error.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc7b217b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-error.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * © Copyright 2016 Cray Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  angular
+    .module('horizon.dashboard.admin.ironic')
+    .service('horizon.dashboard.admin.ironic.node-error.service',
+             nodeErrorService);
+
+  nodeErrorService.$inject = [
+    'horizon.framework.widgets.toast.service'
+  ];
+
+  function nodeErrorService(toastService) {
+    // Node last_error cache indexed by node uuid
+    var lastError = sessionStorage.nodeErrorService
+      ? angular.fromJson(sessionStorage.nodeErrorService) : {};
+
+    /**
+     * @description Get the error condition for a specified node
+     *
+     * @param {string} nodeUuid – node uuid
+     * @return {string} Error condition
+     */
+    this.getLastError = function(nodeUuid) {
+      return angular.isDefined(lastError[nodeUuid])
+        ? lastError[nodeUuid] : null;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * @description Store the error condition for a specified node
+     *
+     * @param {node} node – node
+     * @return {void}
+     */
+    function setLastError(node) {
+      lastError[node.uuid] = node.last_error;
+      // Store node error condition in browser session storage
+      // which provides persistence across page transitions.
+      sessionStorage.nodeErrorService = angular.toJson(lastError);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @description Notify the user of a change in error condition for
+     * specified node.
+     *
+     * @param {node} node – node being checked
+     * @return {void}
+     */
+    this.checkNodeError = function(node) {
+      if (node.last_error !== null &&
+          node.last_error !== "" &&
+          (!angular.isDefined(lastError[node.uuid]) ||
+           node.last_error !== lastError[node.uuid])) {
+        toastService.add(
+          'error',
+          "Detected change in error condition on node " +
+            node.name + ". " +
+            node.last_error);
+      }
+      // Update stored node error condition
+      setLastError(node);
+    };
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-list/node-list.controller.js b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-list/node-list.controller.js
index ae7d5b83..1b522833 100755
--- a/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-list/node-list.controller.js
+++ b/ironic_ui/static/dashboard/admin/ironic/node-list/node-list.controller.js
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@
       angular.forEach(response.data.items, function (node) {
         node.id = node.uuid;
         promises.push(retrievePorts(node));
-
-        // Report any changes in last-error
-        if (node.last_error !== "" &&
-            angular.isDefined(ctrl.nodesSrc[node.uuid]) &&
-            node.last_error !== ctrl.nodesSrc[node.uuid].last_error) {
-          toastService.add('error',
-                           "Node " + node.name + ". " + node.last_error);
-        }
       });
       $q.all(promises).then(function() {
         ctrl.nodesSrc = response.data.items;