diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 8d46f11..9af073e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ MOCK_MODULES = [
     "dateutil",
     "httplib2",
     "oauth2client",
-    "apiclient"
+    "apiclient",
+    "googleapiclient.errors"
 
 ]
 
diff --git a/i3pystatus/google_calendar.py b/i3pystatus/google_calendar.py
index 3ba3eee..25e41c6 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/google_calendar.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/google_calendar.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import oauth2client
 import pytz
 from apiclient import discovery
 from dateutil import parser
+from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
 
-from i3pystatus import IntervalModule
+from i3pystatus import IntervalModule, logger
 from i3pystatus.core.color import ColorRangeModule
-from i3pystatus.core.util import internet, require
+from i3pystatus.core.util import internet, require, user_open
 
 
 class GoogleCalendar(IntervalModule, ColorRangeModule):
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ class GoogleCalendar(IntervalModule, ColorRangeModule):
     service = None
     credentials = None
 
+    display_event = None
+
+    def on_click(self, button, **kwargs):
+        self.open_calendar()
+
     def init(self):
         self.colors = self.get_hex_color_range(self.end_color, self.start_color, self.urgent_seconds * 2)
 
@@ -64,22 +70,23 @@ class GoogleCalendar(IntervalModule, ColorRangeModule):
         if not self.service:
             self.connect_service()
 
-        display_event = self.get_next_event()
-        if display_event:
-            start_time = display_event['start_time']
+        self.display_event = self.get_next_event()
+        if self.display_event:
+            start_time = self.display_event['start_time']
             now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=pytz.UTC)
 
             alert_time = now + datetime.timedelta(seconds=self.urgent_seconds)
-            display_event['remaining_time'] = str((start_time - now)).partition('.')[0]
+            self.display_event['remaining_time'] = str((start_time - now)).partition('.')[0]
             urgent = alert_time > start_time
             color = self.get_color(now, start_time)
 
             self.output = {
-                'full_text': self.format.format(**display_event),
+                'full_text': self.format.format(**self.display_event),
                 'color': color,
                 'urgent': urgent
             }
         else:
+            self.display_event = None
             self.output = {
                 'full_text': "",
             }
@@ -108,17 +115,25 @@ class GoogleCalendar(IntervalModule, ColorRangeModule):
             return event
 
     def get_events(self):
-        now, later = self.get_timerange()
-        events_result = self.service.events().list(
-            calendarId='primary',
-            timeMin=now,
-            timeMax=later,
-            maxResults=10,
-            singleEvents=True,
-            orderBy='startTime',
-            timeZone='utc'
-        ).execute()
-        return events_result.get('items', [])
+        events = []
+        try:
+            now, later = self.get_timerange()
+            events_result = self.service.events().list(
+                calendarId='primary',
+                timeMin=now,
+                timeMax=later,
+                maxResults=10,
+                singleEvents=True,
+                orderBy='startTime',
+                timeZone='utc'
+            ).execute()
+            events = events_result.get('items', [])
+        except HttpError as e:
+            if e.resp.status in (500, 503):
+                logger.warn("GoogleCalendar received %s while retrieving events" % e.resp.status)
+            else:
+                raise
+        return events
 
     def get_timerange(self):
         now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
@@ -132,3 +147,9 @@ class GoogleCalendar(IntervalModule, ColorRangeModule):
         v = self.percentage(seconds_to_event, self.urgent_seconds)
         color = self.get_gradient(v, self.colors)
         return color
+
+    def open_calendar(self):
+        if self.display_event:
+            calendar_url = self.display_event.get('htmlLink', None)
+            if calendar_url:
+                user_open(calendar_url)