diff --git a/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.h b/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.h
index 0aa59fde..7c914c50 100644
--- a/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.h
+++ b/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ http://www.hardcoded.net/licenses/bsd_license
 
 @property (readwrite, retain) NSTextView *contentTextView;
 
-+ (void)showErrorReportWithContent:(NSString *)content;
+// True if the user wants to send the report
++ (BOOL)showErrorReportWithContent:(NSString *)content;
 - (id)initWithContent:(NSString *)content;
 
 - (void)send;
diff --git a/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.m b/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.m
index fadc4455..91c2d820 100644
--- a/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.m
+++ b/cocoalib/HSErrorReportWindow.m
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ http://www.hardcoded.net/licenses/bsd_license
 
 @synthesize contentTextView;
 
-+ (void)showErrorReportWithContent:(NSString *)content
++ (BOOL)showErrorReportWithContent:(NSString *)content
 {
     HSErrorReportWindow *report = [[HSErrorReportWindow alloc] initWithContent:content];
-    [NSApp runModalForWindow:[report window]];
+    NSInteger result = [NSApp runModalForWindow:[report window]];
     [report release];
+    return result == NSOKButton;
 }
 
 - (id)initWithContent:(NSString *)content
@@ -31,11 +32,6 @@ http://www.hardcoded.net/licenses/bsd_license
 
 - (void)send
 {
-    NSString *text = [[contentTextView textStorage] string];
-    NSString *URL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"mailto:support@hardcoded.net?SUBJECT=Error Report&BODY=%@",text];
-    NSString *encodedURL = [URL stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-    [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:encodedURL]];
-
     [[self window] orderOut:self];
     [NSApp stopModalWithCode:NSOKButton];
 }
diff --git a/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.h b/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.h
index 58614550..4e9fdaac 100644
--- a/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.h
+++ b/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 - (NSString *)url2path:(NSString *)url;
 - (void)createPool;
 - (void)destroyPool;
-- (void)reportCrash:(NSString *)crashReport;
+- (BOOL)reportCrash:(NSString *)crashReport;
 - (void)log:(NSString *)s;
 - (NSDictionary *)readExifData:(NSString *)imagePath;
 @end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.m b/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.m
index 6610dbed..78cac95a 100644
--- a/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.m
+++ b/cocoalib/cocoa/CocoaProxy.m
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
     }
 }
 
-- (void)reportCrash:(NSString *)crashReport
+- (BOOL)reportCrash:(NSString *)crashReport
 {
-    [HSErrorReportWindow showErrorReportWithContent:crashReport];
+    return [HSErrorReportWindow showErrorReportWithContent:crashReport];
 }
 
 - (void)log:(NSString *)s
diff --git a/cocoalib/cocoa/__init__.py b/cocoalib/cocoa/__init__.py
index e56d9a0f..33d09805 100644
--- a/cocoalib/cocoa/__init__.py
+++ b/cocoalib/cocoa/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import traceback
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
+from hscommon.error_report import send_error_report
 from .CocoaProxy import CocoaProxy
 
 proxy = CocoaProxy()
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ def report_crash(type, value, tb):
         except IndexError:
             # This can happen if something went wrong with the grep (permission errors?)
             pass
-    proxy.reportCrash_(s)
+    if proxy.reportCrash_(s):
+        send_error_report(s)
 
 def install_exception_hook():
     sys.excepthook = report_crash
diff --git a/hscommon/error_report.py b/hscommon/error_report.py
index 82ee3973..f73ffc1e 100644
--- a/hscommon/error_report.py
+++ b/hscommon/error_report.py
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ import ftplib
 import io
 import time
 import threading
+import logging
 
 def send_error_report(text):
     def do():
-        conn = ftplib.FTP('drop.hardcoded.net')
-        conn.login()
-        conn.cwd('/drop')
-        textfp = io.BytesIO(text.encode('utf-8'))
-        cmd = 'STOR report%d.txt' % time.time()
-        conn.storbinary(cmd, textfp)
+        try:
+            conn = ftplib.FTP('drop.hardcoded.net')
+            conn.login()
+            conn.cwd('/drop')
+            textfp = io.BytesIO(text.encode('utf-8'))
+            cmd = 'STOR report%d.txt' % time.time()
+            conn.storbinary(cmd, textfp)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.warning("Couldn't send error report: %s", e)
 
     threading.Thread(target=do).start()