diff --git a/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx b/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
index bd320ba9d..34249584c 100644
--- a/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/shared-albums/index.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default function PublicCollectionGallery() {
     const url = useRef<string>(null);
     const [publicFiles, setPublicFiles] = useState<EnteFile[]>(null);
     const [publicCollection, setPublicCollection] = useState<Collection>(null);
+    const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState<String>(null);
     const appContext = useContext(AppContext);
     const [abuseReportFormView, setAbuseReportFormView] = useState(false);
     const [dialogMessage, setDialogMessage] = useState<MessageAttributes>();
@@ -135,9 +136,11 @@ export default function PublicCollectionGallery() {
             setPublicCollection(collection);
 
             await syncPublicFiles(token.current, collection, setPublicFiles);
+            setErrorMessage(null);
         } catch (e) {
             const parsedError = parseSharingErrorCodes(e);
             if (parsedError.message === CustomError.TOKEN_EXPIRED) {
+                setErrorMessage(constants.LINK_EXPIRED);
                 // share has been disabled
                 // local cache should be cleared
                 removePublicCollectionWithFiles(
@@ -155,6 +158,11 @@ export default function PublicCollectionGallery() {
     if (!publicFiles && loading) {
         return <Loader />;
     }
+
+    if (errorMessage && !loading) {
+        return <Container>{errorMessage}</Container>;
+    }
+
     if (!publicFiles && !loading) {
         return <Container>{constants.NOT_FOUND}</Container>;
     }
diff --git a/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts b/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
index 29426b8bc..84c95627f 100644
--- a/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
+++ b/src/services/publicCollectionService.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ export const removePublicCollectionWithFiles = async (
         )
     );
 
+    await localForage.removeItem(getPublicCollectionSyncTimeUID(collectionUID));
+
     const publicCollectionFiles =
         (await localForage.getItem<LocalSavedPublicCollectionFiles[]>(
             PUBLIC_COLLECTION_FILES_TABLE
diff --git a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
index b77d46490..25123ae39 100644
--- a/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/strings/englishConstants.tsx
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ const englishConstants = {
     ALBUM_URL: 'album url',
     PUBLIC_SHARING: 'link sharing',
     NOT_FOUND: '404 - not found',
+    LINK_EXPIRED: 'the link has expired!',
     DISABLE_PUBLIC_SHARING: "'disable public sharing",
     DISABLE_PUBLIC_SHARING_MESSAGE:
         'are you sure you want to disable public sharing?',