diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
index 73c7b5d4f..19fa9bcad 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/__tests__/about-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('fetchAboutPage()', () => {
 
     const expectedActions = [
       { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug: 'index' },
-      { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug: 'index' },
+      { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug: 'index', html: '<h1>Hello world</h1>' },
     ];
     const store = mockStore(ImmutableMap());
 
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ describe('fetchAboutPage()', () => {
   it('creates the expected actions on failure', () => {
     const expectedActions = [
       { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug: 'asdf' },
-      { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug: 'asdf' },
+      { type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug: 'asdf', error: new Error('Request failed with status code 404') },
     ];
     const store = mockStore(ImmutableMap());
 
-    return store.dispatch(fetchAboutPage('asdf')).then(() => {
+    return store.dispatch(fetchAboutPage('asdf')).catch(() => {
       expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(expectedActions);
     });
   });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/about.js b/app/soapbox/actions/about.js
index 81c162b6b..a515bdfbb 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/about.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/about.js
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ export const FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL    = 'FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL';
 export function fetchAboutPage(slug = 'index') {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_REQUEST, slug });
-    return api(getState).get(`/instance/about/${slug}.html`).then(() => {
-      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug });
+    return api(getState).get(`/instance/about/${slug}.html`).then(response => {
+      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_SUCCESS, slug, html: response.data });
+      return response.data;
     }).catch(error => {
-      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug });
+      dispatch({ type: FETCH_ABOUT_PAGE_FAIL, slug, error });
+      throw error;
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/about/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/about/index.js
index de2475eac..55d716878 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/about/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/about/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class AboutPage extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   loadPageHtml = () => {
     const { dispatch, match } = this.props;
     const { slug } = match.params;
-    dispatch(fetchAboutPage(slug)).then(response => {
-      this.setState({ pageHtml: response.data });
+    dispatch(fetchAboutPage(slug)).then(html => {
+      this.setState({ pageHtml: html });
     }).catch(error => {
       // TODO: Better error handling. 404 page?
       this.setState({ pageHtml: '<h1>Page not found</h1>' });