diff --git a/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts b/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts
index 24d88fe1e..447bfbf3b 100644
--- a/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts
+++ b/interface/src/utils/endpoints.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 
 export const extractErrorMessage = (error: unknown, defaultMessage: string) => {
   if (error instanceof AxiosError) {
-    return error.response && error.response.data && error?.response?.data?.message;
+    return defaultMessage + ' (' + error.request.statusText + ')';
   } else if (error instanceof Error) {
-    return error.message;
+    return defaultMessage + ' (' + error.message + ')';
   }
   return defaultMessage;
 };