diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
index 1645dc15f1..dc026b60a7 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ class _LinkEmailScreen extends State<LinkEmailScreen> {
 
                           Navigator.of(context).pop(newEmail);
                         } catch (e) {
+                          await showGenericErrorDialog(
+                            context: context,
+                            error: e,
+                          );
                           _logger.severe("Failed to link email to person", e);
                         }
                       }
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ class _LinkEmailScreen extends State<LinkEmailScreen> {
     String personID,
     BuildContext context,
   ) async {
-    if (await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(context, email)) {
+    if (await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(email)) {
       throw Exception("Email already linked to a person");
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/person_selection_action_widgets.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/person_selection_action_widgets.dart
index c626529447..7450bb1ace 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/person_selection_action_widgets.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/person_selection_action_widgets.dart
@@ -118,18 +118,17 @@ class _LinkContactToPersonSelectionPageState
                 return _RoundedPersonFaceWidget(
                   onTap: () async {
                     try {
-                      unawaited(
-                        linkPersonToContact(
-                          context,
-                          emailToLink: widget.emailToLink!,
-                          personEntity: results[index].person,
-                        ).then((updatedPerson) {
-                          if (updatedPerson != null) {
-                            Navigator.of(context).pop(updatedPerson);
-                          }
-                        }),
+                      final updatedPerson = await linkPersonToContact(
+                        context,
+                        emailToLink: widget.emailToLink!,
+                        personEntity: results[index].person,
                       );
+
+                      if (updatedPerson != null) {
+                        Navigator.of(context).pop(updatedPerson);
+                      }
                     } catch (e) {
+                      await showGenericErrorDialog(context: context, error: e);
                       _logger.severe("Failed to link person to contact", e);
                     }
                   },
@@ -149,8 +148,8 @@ class _LinkContactToPersonSelectionPageState
     required String emailToLink,
     required PersonEntity personEntity,
   }) async {
-    if (await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(context, emailToLink)) {
-      throw Exception("Email already linked");
+    if (await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(emailToLink)) {
+      throw Exception("Email already linked to a person");
     }
 
     final personName = personEntity.data.name;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
index 515ddb92cb..1525abb8c6 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
@@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ class _SaveOrEditPersonState extends State<SaveOrEditPerson> {
                                 clusterID: widget.clusterID!,
                                 birthdate: _selectedDate,
                                 email: _email,
-                              );
+                              ).catchError((e) {
+                                _logger.severe("Error adding new person", e);
+                                return null;
+                              });
                               if (newPersonEntity != null) {
                                 Navigator.pop(context, newPersonEntity);
                               }
@@ -380,11 +383,7 @@ class _SaveOrEditPersonState extends State<SaveOrEditPerson> {
           shouldStickToDarkTheme: true,
           onTap: () async {
             if (widget.isEditing) {
-              try {
-                updatedPersonEntity = await updatePerson(context);
-              } catch (e) {
-                _logger.severe("Error updating person", e);
-              }
+              updatedPersonEntity = await updatePerson(context);
             } else {
               try {
                 updatedPersonEntity = await addNewPerson(
@@ -541,9 +540,17 @@ class _SaveOrEditPersonState extends State<SaveOrEditPerson> {
   }) async {
     if (email != null &&
         email.isNotEmpty &&
-        await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(context, email)) {
-      throw Exception("Email already assigned to a person");
+        await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(email)) {
+      _logger.severe(
+        "Failed to addNewPerson, email is already assigned to a person",
+      );
+      await showGenericErrorDialog(
+        context: context,
+        error: "Email already assigned",
+      );
+      return null;
     }
+
     try {
       if (userAlreadyAssigned) {
         return null;
@@ -593,7 +600,7 @@ class _SaveOrEditPersonState extends State<SaveOrEditPerson> {
       if (_email != null &&
           _email!.isNotEmpty &&
           _email != person!.data.email &&
-          await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(context, _email!)) {
+          await checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(_email!)) {
         throw Exception("Email already assigned to a person");
       }
       final String name = _inputName.trim();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/person_contact_linking_util.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/person_contact_linking_util.dart
index 0c7b6542a5..cf8877269e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/person_contact_linking_util.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/person_contact_linking_util.dart
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
-import "dart:io";
-
-import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/face_ml/person/person_service.dart";
-import "package:photos/utils/dialog_util.dart";
 
 Future<bool> checkIfEmailAlreadyAssignedToAPerson(
-  BuildContext context,
   String email,
 ) async {
   final persons = await PersonService.instance.getPersons();
   for (var person in persons) {
     if (person.data.email == email) {
-      await showErrorDialog(
-        context,
-        "Email already linked",
-        "This email is already linked to a person",
-        useRootNavigator: Platform.isIOS,
-      );
-
       return true;
     }
   }