diff --git a/src/main/java/com/openshift/internal/client/ApplicationResource.java b/src/main/java/com/openshift/internal/client/ApplicationResource.java
index 60b4bfe..aaebd09 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/openshift/internal/client/ApplicationResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/openshift/internal/client/ApplicationResource.java
@@ -616,14 +616,24 @@ public class ApplicationResource extends AbstractOpenShiftResource implements IA
 			throw new OpenShiftSSHOperationException("SSH session for application \"{0}\" is closed or null. Cannot start port forwarding", this.getName());
 		}
 		for (IApplicationPortForwarding port : ports) {
-			port.start(session);
+			try {
+				port.start(session);
+			} catch(OpenShiftSSHOperationException oss) {
+				// ignore for now
+				// should store this error on the forward to let user know why it could not start/stop
+			}
 		}
 		return ports;
 	}
 
 	public List<IApplicationPortForwarding> stopPortForwarding() throws OpenShiftSSHOperationException {
 		for (IApplicationPortForwarding port : ports) {
-			port.stop(session);
+			try {
+				port.stop(session);
+			} catch(OpenShiftSSHOperationException oss) {
+				// ignore for now
+				// should store this error on the forward to let user know why it could not start/stop				
+			}
 		}
 		// make sure port forwarding is stopped by closing session...
 		session.disconnect();

Index: plugins/org.jboss.tools.openshift.express.ui/src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/portforward/ApplicationPortForwardingWizardPage.java
===================================================================
--- plugins/org.jboss.tools.openshift.express.ui/src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/portforward/ApplicationPortForwardingWizardPage.java	(revision 40574)
+++ plugins/org.jboss.tools.openshift.express.ui/src/org/jboss/tools/openshift/express/internal/core/portforward/ApplicationPortForwardingWizardPage.java	(working copy)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 								wizardModel.startPortForwarding();
 								refreshViewerInput();
 							} catch (Exception e) {
-								Logger.error("Failed to start port-forwarding", e);
+								return OpenShiftUIActivator.createErrorStatus("Failed to start port-forwarding.", e);
 							}
 							return Status.OK_STATUS;
 						}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 								wizardModel.stopPortForwarding();
 								refreshViewerInput();
 							} catch (Exception e) {
-								Logger.error("Failed to stop Port-forwarding", e);
+								return OpenShiftUIActivator.createErrorStatus("Failed to stop port-forwarding.", e);
 							}
 							return Status.OK_STATUS;
 						}