diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index e480194..f04598a 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "redux-saga": "0.16.2",
     "semantic-ui-react": "0.86.0",
     "uuid": "3.3.2",
-    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.48"
+    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.50"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-scripts start",
diff --git a/app/src/components/Topic.js b/app/src/components/Topic.js
index 73a4cf7..48511a5 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Topic.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Topic.js
@@ -23,56 +23,52 @@ class Topic extends Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { topicSubjectFetchStatus } = this.state;
-    const { topicData, orbitDB, topicID } = this.props;
-
-    if (topicData !== null
-        && topicSubjectFetchStatus === 'pending'
-        && orbitDB.ipfsInitialized
-        && orbitDB.orbitdb) {
-      this.fetchSubject(topicID);
-    }
+      this.fetchSubject(this.props.topicID);
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
-    const { topicSubjectFetchStatus } = this.state;
-    const { topicData, orbitDB, topicID } = this.props;
-
-    if (topicData !== null
-        && topicSubjectFetchStatus === 'pending'
-        && orbitDB.ipfsInitialized
-        && orbitDB.orbitdb) {
-      this.fetchSubject(topicID);
-    }
+      this.fetchSubject(this.props.topicID);
   }
 
   async fetchSubject(topicID) {
+    const { topicSubjectFetchStatus } = this.state;
     const { topicData, user, orbitDB } = this.props;
-    let topicSubject;
-
-    if (topicData.value[1] === user.address) {
-      const orbitData = orbitDB.topicsDB.get(topicID);
-      topicSubject = orbitData.subject;
-    } else {
-      const fullAddress = `/orbitdb/${topicData.value[0]}/topics`;
-      const store = await orbitDB.orbitdb.open(fullAddress, {type: 'keyvalue'});
-      await store.load();
-
-      const localOrbitData = store.get(topicID);
-      if (localOrbitData) {
-        topicSubject = localOrbitData.subject;
+
+    if (topicData !== null
+      && topicSubjectFetchStatus === 'pending'
+      && orbitDB.ipfsInitialized
+      && orbitDB.orbitdb) {
+
+      let topicSubject;
+
+      if (topicData.value[1] === user.address) {
+        const orbitData = orbitDB.topicsDB.get(topicID);
+        if(orbitData)
+          topicSubject = orbitData.subject;
       } else {
-        // Wait until we have received something from the network
+        const fullAddress = `/orbitdb/${topicData.value[0]}/topics`;
+        const store = await orbitDB.orbitdb.open(fullAddress, {type: 'keyvalue'});
+        await store.load();
+
+        const localOrbitData = store.get(topicID);
+        if (localOrbitData)
+          topicSubject = localOrbitData.subject;
+
+        store.events.on('replicate', () => {
+          console.log("Initiated OrbitDB data replication.");
+        });
+
         store.events.on('replicated', () => {
+          console.log("OrbitDB data replicated successfully.");
           topicSubject = store.get(topicID).subject;
         });
       }
-    }
 
-    this.setState({
-      topicSubject,
-      topicSubjectFetchStatus: 'fetched'
-    });
+      this.setState({
+        topicSubject,
+        topicSubjectFetchStatus: 'fetched'
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ class Topic extends Component {
           >
             <p>
               <strong>
-                {topicSubject !== null ? topicSubject
+                {(topicSubject) ? topicSubject
                   : (
                     <ContentLoader
                       height={5.8}
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ Topic.propTypes = {
   history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   topicData: GetTopicResult.isRequired,
   orbitDB: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  topicID: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+  topicID: PropTypes.number.isRequired
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
diff --git a/app/src/utils/orbitUtils.js b/app/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
index a4422e5..2249bb9 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
+++ b/app/src/utils/orbitUtils.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ipfsOptions from '../config/ipfsOptions';
 
 function initIPFS() {
   const ipfs = new IPFS(ipfsOptions);
+  ipfs.on('error', (error) => console.error(`IPFS error: ${error}`));
   ipfs.on('ready', async () => {
     store.dispatch({
       type: IPFS_INITIALIZED, ipfs
@@ -43,9 +44,8 @@ async function createDatabases() {
 }
 
 async function loadDatabases(identityId, identityPublicKey, identityPrivateKey,
-  orbitId, orbitPublicKey, orbitPrivateKey,
-  topicsDBId, postsDBId) {
-  console.log('Loading databases...');
+                             orbitId, orbitPublicKey, orbitPrivateKey,
+                             topicsDBId, postsDBId) {
   const directory = './orbitdb';
   const keystore = Keystore.create(path.join(directory, orbitId, '/keystore'));
 
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ async function loadDatabases(identityId, identityPublicKey, identityPrivateKey,
     {
       peerId: orbitId, keystore
     });
-  const topicsDB = await orbitdb.keyvalue(`/orbitdb/${topicsDBId}/topics`);
-  const postsDB = await orbitdb.keyvalue(`/orbitdb/${postsDBId}/posts`);
+  const topicsDB = await orbitdb.keyvalue(`/orbitdb/${topicsDBId}/topics`)
+    .catch((error) => console.error(`TopicsDB init error: ${error}`));
+  const postsDB = await orbitdb.keyvalue(`/orbitdb/${postsDBId}/posts`)
+    .catch((error) => console.error(`PostsDB init error: ${error}`));
 
-  await topicsDB.load();
-  await postsDB.load();
+  await topicsDB.load().catch((error) => console.error(`TopicsDB loading error: ${error}`));
+  await postsDB.load().catch((error) => console.error(`PostsDB loading error: ${error}`));
 
+  console.log('Orbit databases loaded successfully.');
   store.dispatch(updateDatabases(DATABASES_LOADED, orbitdb, topicsDB, postsDB));
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ function getIPFS() {
 }
 
 async function orbitSagaPut(db, key, value) {
-  db.put(key, value);
+  await db.put(key, value).catch((error) => console.error(`Orbit put error: ${error}`));
 }
 
 export { initIPFS, createDatabases, loadDatabases, orbitSagaPut };