diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/data/binding/ObservableWeather.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/data/binding/ObservableWeather.kt
index fda9d09..7069510 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/data/binding/ObservableWeather.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/data/binding/ObservableWeather.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package io.betterapps.graysky.data.binding
 
-import io.betterapps.graysky.data.coroutines.Status
+import androidx.databinding.ObservableField
+import androidx.databinding.ObservableInt
 
 data class ObservableWeather(
-    var progressStatus: Status,
-    var errorMsg: String?
+    val progressStatus: ObservableInt,
+    var errorMsg: ObservableField<String?>
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/ui/weatherforecast/WeatherForecastFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/ui/weatherforecast/WeatherForecastFragment.kt
index 51be9e8..371c7ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/ui/weatherforecast/WeatherForecastFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/betterapps/graysky/ui/weatherforecast/WeatherForecastFragment.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import androidx.databinding.DataBindingUtil
+import androidx.databinding.ObservableField
+import androidx.databinding.ObservableInt
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class WeatherForecastFragment : Fragment() {
     // lazy inject
     val weatherViewModel: WeatherViewModel by viewModel()
 
-    private val observableWeather = ObservableWeather(Status.LOADING,null)
+    private val observableWeather = ObservableWeather(ObservableInt(View.VISIBLE), ObservableField(""))
 
     override fun onCreateView(
         inflater: LayoutInflater,
@@ -79,12 +81,13 @@ class WeatherForecastFragment : Fragment() {
         distanceFromUserLocation = arguments?.getDouble(ARG_DISTANCE)!!
         position = arguments!!.getInt(ARG_POSITION_LIST, 0)
 
-        val binding: ForecastWeatherFragmentBinding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(inflater,
-            R.layout.forecast_weather_fragment, container, false)
+        val binding: ForecastWeatherFragmentBinding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(
+            inflater,
+            R.layout.forecast_weather_fragment, container, false
+        )
         binding.obsWeather = observableWeather
         return binding.root
 
-
         // return inflater.inflate(R.layout.forecast_weather_fragment, container, false)
     }
 
@@ -146,7 +149,9 @@ class WeatherForecastFragment : Fragment() {
         resource: Resource<WeatherByLocationResponse>
     ) {
         Timber.d("processWeatherResults , resource.status = ${resource.status}")
-        observableWeather.progressStatus = resource.status
+        observableWeather.progressStatus.set(if (resource.status == Status.LOADING) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE)
+        observableWeather.errorMsg.set(resource.message)
+
         when (resource.status) {
             Status.LOADING -> {
                 // forecast_weather_progressbar.visibility = View.VISIBLE
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ class WeatherForecastFragment : Fragment() {
             Status.ERROR -> {
                 // forecast_weather_progressbar.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
                 // forecast_weather_error_textview.visibility = View.VISIBLE
-                observableWeather.errorMsg = resource.message
+                // observableWeather.errorMsg = resource.message
                 // forecast_weather_error_textview.text = resource.message
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/forecast_weather_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/forecast_weather_fragment.xml
index 9c0c1b8..9026b34 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/forecast_weather_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/forecast_weather_fragment.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/forecast_weather_progressbar"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:visibility="@{obsWeather.progressStatus == Status.LOADING ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+        android:visibility="@{obsWeather.progressStatus}"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"