diff --git a/Controllers/GeneralUseHelperFunctions.cs b/Controllers/GeneralUseHelperFunctions.cs
index b1dffb3..226bf32 100644
--- a/Controllers/GeneralUseHelperFunctions.cs
+++ b/Controllers/GeneralUseHelperFunctions.cs
@@ -233,7 +233,12 @@ public class GeneralUseHelpers(ApplicationDbContext db, IConfiguration appsettin
             else
             {
                 // Handle the error
+                JObject error = JObject.Parse(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
                 Console.WriteLine($"[QuotifyBE] Error: response status code from API was {response.StatusCode}.");
+                if (error != null && error["error"] != null && error["error"]!["message"] != null)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine($"            Error message: {error["error"]!["message"]}");
+                }
                 return null;
             }
         }