diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
index a941ed61e..632a63bf3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/queries.js
@@ -101,3 +101,9 @@ export const resgisterUserQuery = gql`
     create(email: $email, firstName: $firstName, lastName: $lastName, password: $password)
   }
 `
+
+export const sendCoins = gql`
+  query($sessionId: Float!, $email: String!, $amount: Float!, $memo: String!) {
+    sendCoins(sessionId: $sessionId, email: $email, amount: $amount, memo: $memo)
+  }
+`
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
index 6e19b28a2..bfa11d9ec 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.spec.js
@@ -143,6 +143,22 @@ describe('DashboardLayoutGdd', () => {
         it('redirects to login page', () => {
           expect(routerPushMock).toBeCalledWith('/login')
         })
+
+        describe('logout fails', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            apolloMock.mockRejectedValue({
+              message: 'error',
+            })
+          })
+
+          it('dispatches logout to store', () => {
+            expect(storeDispatchMock).toBeCalledWith('logout')
+          })
+
+          it('redirects to login page', () => {
+            expect(routerPushMock).toBeCalledWith('/login')
+          })
+        })
       })
 
       describe('update balance', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
index dc4b60991..8c272cb0d 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout/DashboardLayout_gdd.vue
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ export default {
           this.$store.dispatch('logout')
           this.$router.push('/login')
         })
-      // do we have to handle errors?
+        .catch(() => {
+          this.$sidebar.displaySidebar(false)
+          this.$store.dispatch('logout')
+          this.$router.push('/login')
+        })
     },
     async updateTransactions(pagination) {
       this.pending = true
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ export default {
             firstPage: pagination.firstPage,
             items: pagination.items,
           },
+          fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
         })
         .then((result) => {
           const {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.spec.js b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.spec.js
index 8d47cdb27..b890f1471 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.spec.js
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import AccountOverview from './AccountOverview'
-import communityAPI from '../../apis/communityAPI.js'
-
-jest.mock('../../apis/communityAPI.js')
 
 const sendMock = jest.fn()
-sendMock.mockReturnValue({ success: true })
-
-communityAPI.send = sendMock
+sendMock.mockResolvedValue('success')
 
 const localVue = global.localVue
 
@@ -27,6 +22,9 @@ describe('AccountOverview', () => {
       },
     },
     $n: jest.fn((n) => String(n)),
+    $apollo: {
+      query: sendMock,
+    },
   }
 
   const Wrapper = () => {
@@ -92,11 +90,16 @@ describe('AccountOverview', () => {
         })
 
         it('calls the API when send-transaction is emitted', async () => {
-          expect(sendMock).toBeCalledWith(1, {
-            email: 'user@example.org',
-            amount: 23.45,
-            memo: 'Make the best of it!',
-          })
+          expect(sendMock).toBeCalledWith(
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              variables: {
+                sessionId: 1,
+                email: 'user@example.org',
+                amount: 23.45,
+                memo: 'Make the best of it!',
+              },
+            }),
+          )
         })
 
         it('emits update-balance', () => {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ describe('AccountOverview', () => {
       describe('transaction is confirmed and server response is error', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
           jest.clearAllMocks()
-          sendMock.mockReturnValue({ success: false, result: { message: 'receiver not found' } })
+          sendMock.mockRejectedValue({ message: 'receiver not found' })
           await wrapper
             .findComponent({ name: 'TransactionConfirmation' })
             .vm.$emit('send-transaction')
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
index 54bcf2bdd..6574fb6aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Pages/AccountOverview.vue
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import GddTransactionListFooter from './AccountOverview/GddTransactionListFooter
 import TransactionForm from './AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionForm.vue'
 import TransactionConfirmation from './AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionConfirmation.vue'
 import TransactionResult from './AccountOverview/GddSend/TransactionResult.vue'
-import communityAPI from '../../apis/communityAPI.js'
+import { sendCoins } from '../../graphql/queries.js'
 
 const EMPTY_TRANSACTION_DATA = {
   email: '',
@@ -104,14 +104,22 @@ export default {
     },
     async sendTransaction() {
       this.loading = true
-      const result = await communityAPI.send(this.$store.state.sessionId, this.transactionData)
-      if (result.success) {
-        this.error = false
-        this.$emit('update-balance', this.transactionData.amount)
-      } else {
-        this.errorResult = result.result.message
-        this.error = true
-      }
+      this.$apollo
+        .query({
+          query: sendCoins,
+          variables: {
+            sessionId: this.$store.state.sessionId,
+            ...this.transactionData,
+          },
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          this.error = false
+          this.$emit('update-balance', this.transactionData.amount)
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          this.errorResult = err.message
+          this.error = true
+        })
       this.currentTransactionStep = 2
       this.loading = false
     },