diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/general.js b/src/controllers/dashboard/general.js
index 7eed352329..fe8661b578 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/general.js
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/general.js
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "fnchecked", "emby-checkbox", "emby-textarea", "emb
                         }
                     });
                 });
+            }, function () {
+                require(["alert"], function (alert) {
+                    alert(globalize.translate("DefaultErrorMessage"));
+                });
+
+                Dashboard.processServerConfigurationUpdateResult();
             });
         });
         return false;
diff --git a/src/controllers/encodingsettings.js b/src/controllers/encodingsettings.js
index 24cf656d62..e164508856 100644
--- a/src/controllers/encodingsettings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/encodingsettings.js
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "globalize", "dom", "libraryMenu"], function ($, lo
                 config.EnableHardwareEncoding = form.querySelector("#chkHardwareEncoding").checked;
                 ApiClient.updateNamedConfiguration("encoding", config).then(function () {
                     updateEncoder(form);
+                }, function () {
+                    require(["alert"], function (alert) {
+                        alert(globalize.translate("DefaultErrorMessage"));
+                    });
+
+                    Dashboard.processServerConfigurationUpdateResult();
                 });
             });
         };
diff --git a/src/controllers/streamingsettings.js b/src/controllers/streamingsettings.js
index 6c85034458..14e5e028a8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/streamingsettings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/streamingsettings.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ define(["jQuery", "libraryMenu", "loading"], function ($, libraryMenu, loading)
             config.RemoteClientBitrateLimit = parseInt(1e6 * parseFloat($("#txtRemoteClientBitrateLimit", form).val() || "0"));
             ApiClient.updateServerConfiguration(config).then(Dashboard.processServerConfigurationUpdateResult);
         });
+
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -30,24 +31,6 @@ define(["jQuery", "libraryMenu", "loading"], function ($, libraryMenu, loading)
     }
 
     $(document).on("pageinit", "#streamingSettingsPage", function () {
-        var page = this;
-        $("#btnSelectTranscodingTempPath", page).on("click.selectDirectory", function () {
-            require(["directorybrowser"], function (directoryBrowser) {
-                var picker = new directoryBrowser();
-                picker.show({
-                    callback: function (path) {
-                        if (path) {
-                            $("#txtTranscodingTempPath", page).val(path);
-                        }
-
-                        picker.close();
-                    },
-                    validateWriteable: true,
-                    header: Globalize.translate("HeaderSelectTranscodingPath"),
-                    instruction: Globalize.translate("HeaderSelectTranscodingPathHelp")
-                });
-            });
-        });
         $(".streamingSettingsForm").off("submit", onSubmit).on("submit", onSubmit);
     }).on("pageshow", "#streamingSettingsPage", function () {
         loading.show();