diff --git a/packages/web-runtime/src/components/UploadInfo.vue b/packages/web-runtime/src/components/UploadInfo.vue
index 321d8b828a6..5ab0c3c030c 100644
--- a/packages/web-runtime/src/components/UploadInfo.vue
+++ b/packages/web-runtime/src/components/UploadInfo.vue
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export default {
 
       if (error) {
         // TODO: Remove code as soon as https://github.com/tus/tus-js-client/issues/448 is solved
-        let errorMessage = this.$gettext('Unknown error')
+        let errorMessage = error.message || this.$gettext('Unknown error')
         if (error.message.includes('response code: 507')) {
           errorMessage = this.$gettext('Quota exceeded')
         }
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ export default {
           case 507:
             return this.$gettext('Quota exceeded')
           default:
-            return this.$gettext('Unknown error')
+            return error.message || this.$gettext('Unknown error')
         }**/
       }
     },