diff --git a/src/lib/apis/files/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/files/index.ts
index ac322200f9..6a1763edb8 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/files/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/files/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const uploadFile = async (token: string, file: File, metadata?: object |
 			return res.json();
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
-			error = err.detail;
+			error = err.detail || err.message;
 			console.error(err);
 			return null;
 		});