diff --git a/onionshare/__init__.py b/onionshare/__init__.py
index becca93f..51210b6b 100644
--- a/onionshare/__init__.py
+++ b/onionshare/__init__.py
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ def main(cwd=None):
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("")
         sys.exit()
+    except (TorTooOld, TorErrorProtocolError) as e:
+        print("")
+        print(e.args[0])
+        sys.exit()
 
     # Prepare files to share
     print(strings._("preparing_files"))
diff --git a/onionshare/onion.py b/onionshare/onion.py
index 9aef3191..d213cd6a 100644
--- a/onionshare/onion.py
+++ b/onionshare/onion.py
@@ -443,18 +443,18 @@ class Onion(object):
             # is the key a v2 key?
             if onionkey.is_v2_key(key_content):
                 key_type = "RSA1024"
-            # The below section is commented out because re-publishing
-            # a pre-prepared v3 private key is currently unstable in Tor.
-            # This is fixed upstream but won't reach stable until 0.3.5
-            # (expected in December 2018)
-            # See https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25552
-            # Until then, we will deliberately not work with 'persistent'
-            # v3 onions, which should not be possible via the GUI settings
-            # anyway.
-            # Our ticket: https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare/issues/677
-            #
-            # Assume it was a v3 key
-            # key_type = "ED25519-V3"
+                # The below section is commented out because re-publishing
+                # a pre-prepared v3 private key is currently unstable in Tor.
+                # This is fixed upstream but won't reach stable until 0.3.5
+                # (expected in December 2018)
+                # See https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25552
+                # Until then, we will deliberately not work with 'persistent'
+                # v3 onions, which should not be possible via the GUI settings
+                # anyway.
+                # Our ticket: https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare/issues/677
+                #
+                # Assume it was a v3 key
+                # key_type = "ED25519-V3"
             else:
                 raise TorErrorProtocolError(strings._('error_invalid_private_key'))
         else:
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ class Onion(object):
             basic_auth = None
             self.stealth = False
 
+        self.common.log('Onion', 'start_onion_service', 'key_type={}'.format(key_type))
         try:
             if basic_auth != None:
                 res = self.c.create_ephemeral_hidden_service({ 80: port }, await_publication=True, basic_auth=basic_auth, key_type=key_type, key_content=key_content)
@@ -480,8 +481,8 @@ class Onion(object):
                 # if the stem interface is older than 1.5.0, basic_auth isn't a valid keyword arg
                 res = self.c.create_ephemeral_hidden_service({ 80: port }, await_publication=True, key_type=key_type, key_content=key_content)
 
-        except ProtocolError:
-            raise TorErrorProtocolError(strings._('error_tor_protocol_error'))
+        except ProtocolError as e:
+            raise TorErrorProtocolError(strings._('error_tor_protocol_error').format(e.args[0]))
 
         self.service_id = res.service_id
         onion_host = self.service_id + '.onion'
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ class Onion(object):
             self.settings.save()
             return onion_host
         else:
-            raise TorErrorProtocolError(strings._('error_tor_protocol_error'))
+            raise TorErrorProtocolError(strings._('error_tor_protocol_error_unknown'))
 
     def cleanup(self, stop_tor=True):
         """
diff --git a/onionshare/onionshare.py b/onionshare/onionshare.py
index b710fa3c..32e56ba0 100644
--- a/onionshare/onionshare.py
+++ b/onionshare/onionshare.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import os, shutil
 
 from . import common, strings
+from .onion import TorTooOld, TorErrorProtocolError
 from .common import ShutdownTimer
 
 class OnionShare(object):
diff --git a/share/locale/en.json b/share/locale/en.json
index 4e7143d3..7d3daba8 100644
--- a/share/locale/en.json
+++ b/share/locale/en.json
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
     "settings_error_bundled_tor_timeout": "Connecting to Tor is taking too long. Maybe your computer is offline, or your system clock isn't accurate.",
     "settings_error_bundled_tor_broken": "OnionShare could not connect to Tor in the background:\n{}",
     "settings_test_success": "Congratulations, OnionShare can connect to the Tor controller.\n\nTor version: {}\nSupports ephemeral onion services: {}\nSupports stealth onion services: {}",
-    "error_tor_protocol_error": "Could not communicate with the Tor controller.\nIf you're using Whonix, check out https://www.whonix.org/wiki/onionshare to make OnionShare work.",
+    "error_tor_protocol_error": "There was an error with Tor: {}",
+    "error_tor_protocol_error_unknown": "There was an unknown error with Tor",
     "error_invalid_private_key": "This private key type is unsupported",
     "connecting_to_tor": "Connecting to the Tor network",
     "update_available": "A new version of OnionShare is available. <a href='{}'>Click here</a> to download it.<br><br>Installed version: {}<br>Latest version: {}",