diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index 8598193..9012988 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -102,17 +102,23 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
             task.waitUntilExit()
 
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                var notification = NSUserNotification()
-
-                // All these values are optional
-                notification.title = "Published!"
-                notification.informativeText = "The link is copied — press ⌘+V to share it."
-                notification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName
-
                 if let ad = NSApplication.shared().delegate as? AppDelegate {
                     ad.filePublishItem.isEnabled = true
                 }
 
+                var notification = NSUserNotification()
+
+                if task.terminationStatus == 0 {
+                    // Successfully published
+                    notification.title = "Published!"
+                    notification.informativeText = "The link is copied — press ⌘+V to share it."
+                } else {
+                    // Something went wrong
+                    notification.title = "Unable to publish."
+                    notification.informativeText = "There was a problem publishing. Please check your internet and try again."
+                }
+                notification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName
+
                 NSUserNotificationCenter.default.deliver(notification)
             }
         }