diff --git a/src/services/profiles.ts b/src/services/profiles.ts
index 39cd1f6..6106729 100644
--- a/src/services/profiles.ts
+++ b/src/services/profiles.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 @Injectable()
 export class ProfileService {
 
-  endpoint: string = 'https://api.fitz.guru/urge/profiles'; //'assets/data/profiles.json';
+  endpoint: string = 'https://api.fitz.guru/urge/profiles';
+  fallback: string = 'assets/data/profiles.json';
   idMap: any;
   profiles: any;
 
@@ -22,14 +23,24 @@ export class ProfileService {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
       this.http.get(this.endpoint)
         .map(res => res.json())
-        .subscribe(data => {
-          this.profiles = data;
-          this.profiles.reduce((map, profile, i) => {
-            map[profile._id] = i;
-            return map;
-          }, this.idMap);
-          resolve(this.profiles);
-        });
+        .subscribe(
+          data => {
+            this.profiles = data;
+            this.profiles.reduce((map, profile, i) => {
+              map[profile._id] = i;
+              return map;
+            }, this.idMap);
+            resolve(this.profiles);
+          },
+          error => {
+            this.profiles = this.fallback;
+            this.profiles.reduce((map, profile, i) => {
+              map[profile._id] = i;
+              return map;
+            }, this.idMap);
+            resolve(this.profiles);
+          }
+        );
     });
   }