diff --git a/PVE/API2/APT.pm b/PVE/API2/APT.pm
index 433eede6..00627c0d 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/APT.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/APT.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use PVE::Tools qw(extract_param);
 use PVE::Cluster;
 use PVE::SafeSyslog;
 use PVE::INotify;
-use PVE::Exception qw(raise_param_exc);
+use PVE::Exception;
 use PVE::RESTHandler;
 use PVE::RPCEnvironment;
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ my $update_pve_pkgstatus = sub {
 	my $current_ver = $p->{CurrentVer};
 	my $candidate_ver = $policy->candidate($p);
 
-	if ($pkgname eq 'apt' || $current_ver->{VerStr} ne $candidate_ver->{VerStr}) {
+	if ($current_ver->{VerStr} ne $candidate_ver->{VerStr}) {
 	    my $info = $pkgrecords->lookup($pkgname);
 	    my $res = &$assemble_pkginfo($pkgname, $info, $current_ver, $candidate_ver);
 	    push @$pkglist, $res;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
         if ($response->is_success) {
             $data = $response->decoded_content;
         } else {
-            die $response->status_line;
+	    PVE::Exception::raise($response->message, code => $response->code);
         }
 
 	return $data;
diff --git a/www/manager/node/APT.js b/www/manager/node/APT.js
index 8c7e847b..d3382c94 100644
--- a/www/manager/node/APT.js
+++ b/www/manager/node/APT.js
@@ -93,40 +93,43 @@ Ext.define('PVE.node.APT', {
 		return;
 	    }
 
+	    var view = Ext.createWidget('component', {
+		autoScroll: true,
+		style: {
+		    'background-color': 'white',
+		    'white-space': 'pre',
+		    'font-family': 'monospace',
+		    padding: '5px'
+		}
+	    });
+
 	    var win = Ext.create('Ext.window.Window', {
 		title: gettext('Changelog') + ": " + rec.data.Package,
 		width: 800,
 		height: 400,
 		layout: 'fit',
 		modal: true,
-		items: {
-		    xtype: 'component',
-		    autoScroll: true,
-		    style: {
-			'background-color': 'white',
-			'white-space': 'pre',
-			padding: '10px'
-		    },
-		    loader: {
-			url: "/api2/json/nodes/" + nodename + "/apt/changelog",
-			params: {
-			    name: rec.data.Package,
-			    version: rec.data.Version
-			},
-			ajaxOptions: { method: 'GET' },
-			renderer: function(loader, response, active) {
-			    var result = Ext.decode(response.responseText);
-			    if (result && result.data) {
-				loader.getTarget().update(Ext.htmlEncode(result.data));
-			    } else {
-				console.dir(response);
-			    }
-			},
-			autoLoad: true
-		    }
+		items: [ view ] 
+	    });
+
+	    PVE.Utils.API2Request({
+		waitMsgTarget: me,
+		url: "/nodes/" + nodename + "/apt/changelog",
+		params: {
+		    name: rec.data.Package,
+		    version: rec.data.Version
+		},
+		method: 'GET',
+		failure: function(response, opts) {
+		    win.close();
+		    Ext.Msg.alert('Error', response.htmlStatus);
+		},
+		success: function(response, opts) {
+		    win.show();
+		    view.update(Ext.htmlEncode(response.result.data));
 		}
 	    });
-	    win.show();
+
 	};
 
 	var changelog_btn = new PVE.button.Button({