diff --git a/public/assets/js/common.js b/public/assets/js/common.js
index 9dea7705..b0870d0c 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/common.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/common.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 $(function() {
 	$(document).ajaxError(function(event, response, ajaxSettings, thrownError) {
 		switch (response.status) {
+			case 422:
+				// we leave 422 handling to individual calls
+				break;
 			case 500:
 			default:
 				swal({