diff --git a/app/controllers/pool_elements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pool_elements_controller.rb
index ed38361c8..28d56c940 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pool_elements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pool_elements_controller.rb
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ class PoolElementsController < ApplicationController
   def create
     @pool = Pool.find_by_name(params[:pool_name]) || Pool.find_by_id(params[:pool_id])
 
-    if @pool.present?
+    if @pool.present? && !@pool.is_deleted?
       @post = Post.find(params[:post_id])
       @pool.add!(@post)
       append_pool_to_session(@pool)
+    else
+      @error = "That pool does not exist"
     end
-
-    respond_with(@pool, :location => post_path(@post))
   end
 
   def destroy
diff --git a/app/views/pool_elements/_new.html.erb b/app/views/pool_elements/_new.html.erb
index 20c420350..da041ed68 100644
--- a/app/views/pool_elements/_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pool_elements/_new.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_tag(pool_element_path, :class => "simple_form") do %>
+<%= form_tag(pool_element_path, :class => "simple_form", :remote => true, :format => :js) do %>
   <%= hidden_field_tag "post_id", @post.id %>
 
   <div class="input">
diff --git a/app/views/pool_elements/create.js.erb b/app/views/pool_elements/create.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ec4c14ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/pool_elements/create.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<% if @error %>
+  Danbooru.error("<%= j @error.to_s %>");
+<% else %>
+  location.reload();
+<% end %>