diff --git a/subiquity/client/controllers/network.py b/subiquity/client/controllers/network.py
index b1ea396c..23542b0b 100644
--- a/subiquity/client/controllers/network.py
+++ b/subiquity/client/controllers/network.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+from aiohttp import web
+
 from subiquitycore.controllers.network import NetworkAnswersMixin
 from subiquitycore.models.network import (
     BondConfig,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ from subiquitycore.ui.views.network import NetworkView
 from subiquity.client.controller import SubiquityTuiController
 from subiquity.common.api.server import make_server_at_path
 from subiquity.common.apidef import LinkAction, NetEventAPI
+from subiquity.common.types import ErrorReportKind
 
 log = logging.getLogger('subiquity.client.controllers.network')
 
@@ -42,6 +45,19 @@ class NetworkController(SubiquityTuiController, NetworkAnswersMixin):
         super().__init__(app)
         self.view = None
 
+    @web.middleware
+    async def middleware(self, request, handler):
+        resp = await handler(request)
+        if resp.get('exception'):
+            exc = resp['exception']
+            log.debug(
+                'request to {} crashed'.format(request.raw_path), exc_info=exc)
+            self.app.make_apport_report(
+                ErrorReportKind.NETWORK_CLIENT_FAIL,
+                "request to {}".format(request.raw_path),
+                exc=exc, interrupt=True)
+        return resp
+
     async def update_link_POST(self, act: LinkAction,
                                info: NetDevInfo) -> None:
         if self.view is None:
@@ -73,7 +89,7 @@ class NetworkController(SubiquityTuiController, NetworkAnswersMixin):
         self.tdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.sock_path = os.path.join(self.tdir, 'socket')
         self.site = await make_server_at_path(
-            self.sock_path, NetEventAPI, self)
+            self.sock_path, NetEventAPI, self, middlewares=[self.middleware])
         await self.endpoint.subscription.PUT(self.sock_path)
 
     async def unsubscribe(self):
diff --git a/subiquity/common/api/server.py b/subiquity/common/api/server.py
index 9abd7c7a..c8389141 100644
--- a/subiquity/common/api/server.py
+++ b/subiquity/common/api/server.py
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ def bind(router, endpoint, controller, serializer=None, _depth=None):
                 handler=_make_handler(controller, v, impl, serializer))
 
 
-async def make_server_at_path(socket_path, endpoint, controller):
-    app = web.Application()
+async def make_server_at_path(socket_path, endpoint, controller, **kw):
+    app = web.Application(**kw)
     bind(app.router, endpoint, controller)
     runner = web.AppRunner(app)
     await runner.setup()
diff --git a/subiquity/common/types.py b/subiquity/common/types.py
index 0b689424..e4511d91 100644
--- a/subiquity/common/types.py
+++ b/subiquity/common/types.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class ErrorReportKind(enum.Enum):
     INSTALL_FAIL = _("Install failure")
     UI = _("Installer crash")
     NETWORK_FAIL = _("Network error")
+    NETWORK_CLIENT_FAIL = _("Network client error")
     SERVER_REQUEST_FAIL = _("Server request failure")
     UNKNOWN = _("Unknown error")
 
diff --git a/subiquity/server/controllers/network.py b/subiquity/server/controllers/network.py
index 5219dadb..e58c162c 100644
--- a/subiquity/server/controllers/network.py
+++ b/subiquity/server/controllers/network.py
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ class NetworkController(BaseNetworkController, SubiquityController):
             log.exception("_apply_config failed")
             self.model.has_network = False
             self.app.make_apport_report(
-                ErrorReportKind.NETWORK_FAIL, "applying network",
-                interrupt=True)
+                ErrorReportKind.NETWORK_FAIL, "applying network")
             if not self.interactive():
                 raise
 
@@ -239,7 +238,10 @@ class NetworkController(BaseNetworkController, SubiquityController):
             if conn.closed:
                 log.debug('closed')
                 return
-            await getattr(client, meth_name).POST(*args)
+            try:
+                await getattr(client, meth_name).POST(*args)
+            except aiohttp.ClientError:
+                log.exception("call to %s on %s failed", meth_name, conn.path)
 
     def _call_clients(self, meth_name, *args):
         for client, conn, lock in self.clients.values():