diff --git a/notebook/static/edit/js/main.js b/notebook/static/edit/js/main.js
index 6286e5db9..f1565ae8d 100644
--- a/notebook/static/edit/js/main.js
+++ b/notebook/static/edit/js/main.js
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ require([
     notificationarea
     ){
     "use strict";
-    requirejs(['custom/custom'], function() {});
+
+    try {
+        requirejs(['custom/custom'], function() {});
+    } catch(err) {
+        console.log("Error loading custom.js from edition service. Continuing and logging");
+        console.warn(err);
+    }
     
     page = new page.Page();
 
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
index fafdd77d5..b1f1485c6 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/main.js
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ require([
     try{
         requirejs(['custom/custom'], function() {});
     } catch(err) {
-        console.warn("Error processing custom.js file. Logging the error and continuing")
-        console.log(err);
+        console.log("Error processing custom.js. Logging and continuing")
+        console.warn(err);
     }
 
     // compat with old IPython, remove for IPython > 3.0
diff --git a/notebook/static/tree/js/main.js b/notebook/static/tree/js/main.js
index 5d9eae96d..7513ad5c3 100644
--- a/notebook/static/tree/js/main.js
+++ b/notebook/static/tree/js/main.js
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ require([
     newnotebook,
     loginwidget){
     "use strict";
-    requirejs(['custom/custom'], function() {});
+    try{
+        requirejs(['custom/custom'], function() {});
+    } catch(err) {
+        console.log("Error loading custom.js from tree service. Continuing and logging");
+        console.warn(err);
+    }
 
     // Setup all of the config related things