diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/RecipeRepo.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/RecipeRepo.kt
index c10b2bc..d8fdddd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/RecipeRepo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/RecipeRepo.kt
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ interface RecipeRepo {
 
     suspend fun refreshRecipes()
 
-    suspend fun updateIsRecipeFavorite(recipeSlug: String, isFavorite: Boolean)
+    suspend fun updateIsRecipeFavorite(recipeSlug: String, isFavorite: Boolean): Result<Unit>
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/impl/RecipeRepoImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/impl/RecipeRepoImpl.kt
index 900d320..8a50ce0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/impl/RecipeRepoImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/data/recipes/impl/RecipeRepoImpl.kt
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ class RecipeRepoImpl @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun updateIsRecipeFavorite(recipeSlug: String, isFavorite: Boolean) {
+    override suspend fun updateIsRecipeFavorite(
+        recipeSlug: String,
+        isFavorite: Boolean,
+    ): Result<Unit> = runCatchingExceptCancel {
         logger.v { "updateIsRecipeFavorite() called with: recipeSlug = $recipeSlug, isFavorite = $isFavorite" }
-        runCatchingExceptCancel {
-            dataSource.updateIsRecipeFavorite(recipeSlug, isFavorite)
-            mediator.onFavoritesChange()
-        }.onFailure {
-            logger.e(it) { "Can't update recipe's is favorite status" }
-        }
+        dataSource.updateIsRecipeFavorite(recipeSlug, isFavorite)
+        mediator.onFavoritesChange()
+    }.onFailure {
+        logger.e(it) { "Can't update recipe's is favorite status" }
     }
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListFragment.kt
index 0767e60..f6f08f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListFragment.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class RecipesListFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_recipes_list) {
         val recipesAdapter = recipePagingAdapterFactory.build {
             when (it) {
                 is RecipeViewHolder.ClickEvent.FavoriteClick -> {
-                    viewModel.onFavoriteIconClick(it.recipeSummaryEntity)
+                    onFavoriteClick(it)
                 }
                 is RecipeViewHolder.ClickEvent.RecipeClick -> {
                     onRecipeClicked(it.recipeSummaryEntity)
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ class RecipesListFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_recipes_list) {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun onFavoriteClick(event: RecipeViewHolder.ClickEvent) {
+        logger.v { "onFavoriteClick() called with: event = $event" }
+        viewModel.onFavoriteIconClick(event.recipeSummaryEntity).observe(viewLifecycleOwner) {
+            logger.d { "onFavoriteClick: result is $it" }
+            if (it.isFailure) {
+                showLongToast(R.string.fragment_recipes_favorite_update_failed)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun onLoadFailure(error: Throwable) {
         logger.w(error) { "onLoadFailure() called" }
         val reason = error.toLoadErrorReasonText()?.let { getString(it) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListViewModel.kt
index a5846e3..7534550 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/kirmanak/mealient/ui/recipes/RecipesListViewModel.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import gq.kirmanak.mealient.extensions.valueUpdatesOnly
 import gq.kirmanak.mealient.logging.Logger
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @HiltViewModel
@@ -42,14 +41,11 @@ class RecipesListViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     // TODO hide favourite icons if not authorized
-    // TODO show error message when can't update favourite status
-    fun onFavoriteIconClick(recipeSummaryEntity: RecipeSummaryEntity) {
+    fun onFavoriteIconClick(recipeSummaryEntity: RecipeSummaryEntity) = liveData {
         logger.v { "onFavoriteIconClick() called with: recipeSummaryEntity = $recipeSummaryEntity" }
-        viewModelScope.launch {
-            recipeRepo.updateIsRecipeFavorite(
-                recipeSlug = recipeSummaryEntity.slug,
-                isFavorite = recipeSummaryEntity.isFavorite.not(),
-            )
-        }
+        recipeRepo.updateIsRecipeFavorite(
+            recipeSlug = recipeSummaryEntity.slug,
+            isFavorite = recipeSummaryEntity.isFavorite.not(),
+        ).also { emit(it) }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0ad1898..bb69c91 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	<string name="fragment_recipes_load_failure_toast_unauthorized">unauthorized</string>
 	<string name="fragment_recipes_load_failure_toast_unexpected_response">unexpected response</string>
 	<string name="fragment_recipes_load_failure_toast_no_connection">no connection</string>
+	<string name="fragment_recipes_favorite_update_failed">Favorite status update failed</string>
 	<string name="menu_navigation_drawer_change_url">Change URL</string>
 	<string name="search_recipes_hint">Search recipes</string>
 	<string name="menu_navigation_drawer_header" translatable="false">@string/app_name</string>