diff --git a/data/userevent.py b/data/userevent.py
index aea34226a..47e433c89 100644
--- a/data/userevent.py
+++ b/data/userevent.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+class CannotReadUserEventsException(Exception):
+  """ Exception raised if user events cannot be read. """
+
 class UserEventBuilder(object):
   """
   Defines a helper class for constructing UserEvent and UserEventListener
@@ -87,9 +90,13 @@ class UserEventListener(object):
   def __init__(self, redis_config, username, events=set([])):
     channels = [self._user_event_key(username, e) for e in events]
 
-    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(socket_connect_timeout=5, **redis_config)
-    self._pubsub = self._redis.pubsub()
-    self._pubsub.subscribe(channels)
+    try:
+      self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(socket_connect_timeout=5, **redis_config)
+      self._pubsub = self._redis.pubsub()
+      self._pubsub.subscribe(channels)
+    except redis.RedisError as re:
+      logger.exception('Could not reach user events redis: %s', re)
+      raise CannotReadUserEventsException
 
   @staticmethod
   def _user_event_key(username, event_id):
diff --git a/endpoints/realtime.py b/endpoints/realtime.py
index 44b806ce1..c8c1c1c6f 100644
--- a/endpoints/realtime.py
+++ b/endpoints/realtime.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from auth.auth import require_session_login
 from endpoints.common import route_show_if
 from app import app, userevents
 from auth.permissions import SuperUserPermission
+from data.userevent import CannotReadUserEventsException
 
 import features
 import psutil
@@ -107,5 +108,9 @@ def user_subscribe():
   if not events:
     abort(404)
 
-  listener = userevents.get_listener(current_user.db_user().username, events)
+  try:
+    listener = userevents.get_listener(current_user.db_user().username, events)
+  except CannotReadUserEventsException:
+    abort(504)
+
   return Response(wrapper(listener), mimetype="text/event-stream")
diff --git a/static/css/directives/ui/angular-tour-ui.css b/static/css/directives/ui/angular-tour-ui.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab6171281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/css/directives/ui/angular-tour-ui.css
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay {
+  display: block;
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 50px;
+  right: 20px;
+  z-index: 9999999;
+
+  background: white;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+
+  opacity: 0;
+
+  transition: opacity 750ms ease-in-out;
+  -webkit-transition: opacity 750ms ease-in-out;
+
+  min-width: 400px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay.touring {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay.nottouring {
+  pointer-events: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  left: -10000px;
+  width: 0px;
+  height: 0px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-title {
+  background-color: #3276b1;
+  color: white;
+  padding: 4px;
+  padding-left: 6px;
+  padding-right: 6px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  border-bottom-left-radius: 0px;
+  border-bottom-right-radius: 0px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-title h4 {
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  margin: 0px;
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .step-title {
+  font-size: 20px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .step-content {
+  padding: 10px;
+  padding-left: 0px;
+  font-size: 16px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-contents {
+  padding: 10px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .controls {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .controls .btn {
+  font-size: 16px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .fa {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .fa-dot-circle-o {
+  font-size: 34px;
+  background: #ddd;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  width: 40px;
+  height: 40px;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-top: 4px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  margin-right: 10px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .tour-title h4 {
+  font-size: 28px;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .tour-title .close {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .step-title {
+  font-size: 20px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+  padding-bottom: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .step-content {
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .controls {
+  margin-top: 20px;
+  border-top: 1px solid #eee;
+  padding-top: 20px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element p {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  color: #999;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message .quay-spinner {
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  margin-right: 6px;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message .quay-spinner .small-spinner {
+  border-top-color: #999;
+  border-left-color: #999;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element .note {
+  margin: 10px;
+  padding: 6px;
+  background: #eee;
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
+.angular-tour-ui-element .skip-message {
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-left: 20px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/css/quay.css b/static/css/quay.css
index 402f1f35d..c5832945e 100644
--- a/static/css/quay.css
+++ b/static/css/quay.css
@@ -3019,162 +3019,6 @@ p.editable:hover i {
   margin-top: 60px;
 }
 
-/*********************************************/
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay {
-  display: block;
-  position: fixed;
-  bottom: 50px;
-  right: 20px;
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  z-index: 9999999;
-
-  background: white;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-
-  opacity: 0;
-
-  transition: opacity 750ms ease-in-out;
-  -webkit-transition: opacity 750ms ease-in-out;
-
-  min-width: 400px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay.touring {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay.nottouring {
-  pointer-events: none;
-  position: absolute;
-  left: -10000px;
-  width: 0px;
-  height: 0px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-title {
-  background-color: #3276b1;
-  color: white;
-  padding: 4px;
-  padding-left: 6px;
-  padding-right: 6px;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  border-bottom-left-radius: 0px;
-  border-bottom-right-radius: 0px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-title h4 {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  margin: 0px;
-  padding: 2px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .step-title {
-  font-size: 20px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .step-content {
-  padding: 10px;
-  padding-left: 0px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .tour-contents {
-  padding: 10px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .controls {
-  text-align: right;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .controls .btn {
-  font-size: 16px;
-}
-
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.overlay .fa {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-
-/**************************************************/
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline {
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .fa-dot-circle-o {
-  font-size: 34px;
-  background: #ddd;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  width: 40px;
-  height: 40px;
-  text-align: center;
-  padding-top: 4px;
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  margin-right: 10px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .tour-title h4 {
-  font-size: 28px;
-  padding-bottom: 10px;
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .tour-title .close {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .step-title {
-  font-size: 20px;
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .step-content {
-  margin-bottom: 10px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element.inline .controls {
-  margin-top: 20px;
-  border-top: 1px solid #eee;
-  padding-top: 10px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element p {
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message {
-  font-size: 16px;
-  color: #999;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message .quay-spinner {
-  display: inline-block;
-  vertical-align: middle;
-  margin-right: 6px;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element .wait-message .quay-spinner .small-spinner {
-  border-top-color: #999;
-  border-left-color: #999;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element .note {
-  margin: 10px;
-  padding: 6px;
-  background: #eee;
-  border: 1px solid #ddd;
-}
-
-.angular-tour-ui-element .skip-message {
-  display: inline-block;
-  margin-left: 20px;
-}
-
 pre.command {
     padding: 20px;
     background: #fff;
diff --git a/static/directives/angular-tour-ui.html b/static/directives/angular-tour-ui.html
index 8c4e8fb52..a9aaca27c 100644
--- a/static/directives/angular-tour-ui.html
+++ b/static/directives/angular-tour-ui.html
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="controls" ng-show="(hasNextStep && !step.signal) || (!hasNextStep && !inline)">
-      <button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="next()" ng-show="hasNextStep && !step.signal">Next</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="next()" ng-show="hasNextStep && !step.signal">Continue Tutorial</button>
       <button class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="stop()" ng-show="!hasNextStep && !inline">Done</button>
     </div>
 
     <div class="wait-message" ng-show="step.waitMessage">
-      <div class="quay-spinner"></div> {{ step.waitMessage }}
+      <div class="cor-loader-inline"></div> {{ step.waitMessage }}
       <span class="skip-message" ng-show="step.skipTitle"><button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="next()">{{ step.skipTitle }}</button></span>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/static/js/tour.js b/static/js/tour.js
index 389d2f337..783bc3078 100644
--- a/static/js/tour.js
+++ b/static/js/tour.js
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ angular.module("angular-tour", [])
         checker.$source.onmessage = function(e) {
           checker.$message = JSON.parse(e.data);
         };
+        checker.$source.onerror = function(e) {
+          bootbox.alert('Could not read user events from server due to a Redis issue. ' +
+                        ' Please contact support.')
+        };
       };
 
       checker.$teardown = function() {