diff --git a/app/main/views/letter_branding.py b/app/main/views/letter_branding.py
index 0e9002f2d..ec6630548 100644
--- a/app/main/views/letter_branding.py
+++ b/app/main/views/letter_branding.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from flask import (
     url_for,
 )
 from flask_login import login_required
+from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 from requests import get as requests_get
 
 from app import letter_branding_client
@@ -53,30 +54,30 @@ def create_letter_branding(logo=None):
     if details_form_submitted and letter_branding_details_form.validate_on_submit():
         if logo:
             db_filename = letter_filename_for_db(logo, session['user_id'])
-
-            letter_branding_client.create_letter_branding(
-                filename=db_filename,
-                name=letter_branding_details_form.name.data,
-                domain=letter_branding_details_form.domain.data,
-            )
-
             png_file = get_png_file_from_svg(logo)
 
-            persist_logo(logo, permanent_letter_logo_name(db_filename, 'svg'))
+            try:
+                letter_branding_client.create_letter_branding(
+                    filename=db_filename,
+                    name=letter_branding_details_form.name.data,
+                    domain=letter_branding_details_form.domain.data,
+                )
 
-            upload_letter_png_logo(
-                permanent_letter_logo_name(db_filename, 'png'),
-                png_file,
-                current_app.config['AWS_REGION'],
-            )
+                upload_letter_logos(logo, db_filename, png_file, session['user_id'])
 
-            delete_letter_temp_files_created_by(session['user_id'])
+                # TODO: redirect to all letter branding page once it exists
+                return redirect(url_for('main.platform_admin'))
 
-            # TODO: redirect to all letter branding page once it exists
-            return redirect(url_for('main.platform_admin'))
-
-        # Show error on upload form if trying to submit with no logo
-        file_upload_form.validate()
+            except HTTPError as e:
+                if 'domain' in e.message:
+                    letter_branding_details_form.domain.errors.append(e.message['domain'][0])
+                elif 'name' in e.message:
+                    letter_branding_details_form.name.errors.append(e.message['name'][0])
+                else:
+                    raise e
+        else:
+            # Show error on upload form if trying to submit with no logo
+            file_upload_form.validate()
 
     return render_template(
         'views/letter-branding/manage-letter-branding.html',
@@ -101,3 +102,15 @@ def get_png_file_from_svg(filename):
     )
 
     return response.content
+
+
+def upload_letter_logos(old_filename, new_filename, png_file, user_id):
+    persist_logo(old_filename, permanent_letter_logo_name(new_filename, 'svg'))
+
+    upload_letter_png_logo(
+        permanent_letter_logo_name(new_filename, 'png'),
+        png_file,
+        current_app.config['AWS_REGION'],
+    )
+
+    delete_letter_temp_files_created_by(user_id)
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
index 85be63ef6..21eab361e 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from io import BytesIO
+from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pytest
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from flask import current_app, url_for
+from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
 from app.main.views.letter_branding import get_png_file_from_svg
 from app.s3_client.s3_logo_client import LETTER_TEMP_LOGO_LOCATION
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ def test_create_letter_branding_persists_logo_when_all_data_is_valid(
     mock_delete_temp_files.assert_called_once_with(user_id)
 
 
-def test_create_letter_branding_shows_errors_on_name_and_domain_fields(
+def test_create_letter_branding_shows_form_errors_on_name_and_domain_fields(
     logged_in_platform_admin_client,
     fake_uuid
 ):
@@ -212,6 +214,50 @@ def test_create_letter_branding_shows_errors_on_name_and_domain_fields(
     assert error_messages[1].text.strip() == 'Not a known government domain (you might need to update domains.yml)'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('error_field', ['name', 'domain'])
+def test_create_letter_branding_shows_database_errors_on_name_and_domain_fields(
+    mocker,
+    logged_in_platform_admin_client,
+    fake_uuid,
+    error_field
+):
+    with logged_in_platform_admin_client.session_transaction() as session:
+        user_id = session["user_id"]
+
+    mocker.patch('app.main.views.letter_branding.get_png_file_from_svg')
+    mocker.patch('app.main.views.letter_branding.letter_branding_client.create_letter_branding', side_effect=HTTPError(
+        response=Mock(
+            status_code=400,
+            json={
+                'result': 'error',
+                'message': {
+                    error_field: {
+                        '{} already in use'.format(error_field)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        ),
+        message={error_field: ['{} already in use'.format(error_field)]}
+    ))
+
+    temp_logo = LETTER_TEMP_LOGO_LOCATION.format(user_id=user_id, unique_id=fake_uuid, filename='test.svg')
+
+    response = logged_in_platform_admin_client.post(
+        url_for('.create_letter_branding', logo=temp_logo),
+        data={
+            'name': 'my brand',
+            'domain': None,
+            'operation': 'branding-details'
+        }
+    )
+
+    page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
+    error_message = page.find('span', class_='error-message').text.strip()
+
+    assert page.find('h1').text == 'Add letter branding'
+    assert error_message == '{} already in use'.format(error_field)
+
+
 def test_get_png_file_from_svg(client, mocker, fake_uuid):
     mocker.patch.dict(
         'flask.current_app.config',