diff --git a/www/html/app.py b/www/html/app.py
index b2339b5..9d2ff46 100644
--- a/www/html/app.py
+++ b/www/html/app.py
@@ -310,15 +310,21 @@ def strips(req, cid=None, extent=None):
     # split up campaign ID
     [ptype,pname,cdate,cname] = util.parse_cid(cid)
 
-    # get shell commands and execute
+    # get shell commands
     cmds = util.get_lascopy_cmds(cid,extent)
-    req.write('<h3>Daten im Downloadbereich bereitgestellt</h3>')
-    req.write('<pre><strong>Shell-Befehle:</strong>\n\n')
-    for args in cmds:
-            req.write('%s\n' % ' '.join(args) )
-            proc = Popen(args, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-            stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
-    req.write('</pre>')
+
+    if type(cmds) == str:
+        # show errors
+        req.write('ERROR: %s' % cmds)
+    else:
+        # execute commands and give feedback
+        req.write('<h3>Daten im Downloadbereich bereitgestellt</h3>')
+        req.write('<pre><strong>Shell-Befehle:</strong>\n\n')
+        for args in cmds:
+                req.write('%s\n' % ' '.join(args) )
+                proc = Popen(args, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+                stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
+        req.write('</pre>')
 
     # finish
     dbh.close()
diff --git a/www/lib/Laser/Util/web.py b/www/lib/Laser/Util/web.py
index aaea83a..02a7a32 100644
--- a/www/lib/Laser/Util/web.py
+++ b/www/lib/Laser/Util/web.py
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ def get_lascopy_cmds(self, cid=None, ext=None):
             )
             cmds.append(['ln','-s',ipath,opath])
 
-        return cmds
+        if len(cmds) == 0:
+            return "no lasfiles found that intersect the extent"
+        else:
+            return cmds
 
     def get_las2las_cmd(self, cid=None, ext=None):
         """ transform extent in latlng to extent of campaign, create list with lasfiles to process and return las commandline args """
@@ -121,8 +124,6 @@ def get_las2las_cmd(self, cid=None, ext=None):
                 ptype,pname,cdate,cname
             )
         )
-        if self.base.dbh.rowcount() == 0:
-            return 'no lasfiles found'
 
         # loop through results and fill las2las args
         for row in self.base.dbh.fetchall():