diff --git a/webui/src/components/Inspect.svelte b/webui/src/components/Inspect.svelte
index 3582665..bcbdcf9 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/Inspect.svelte
+++ b/webui/src/components/Inspect.svelte
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
     {/if}
   {:else}
     <div class="error">
-      {JSON.stringify($error)}
+      {$error}
     </div>
   {/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/webui/src/util/fetch.ts b/webui/src/util/fetch.ts
index 0980468..7b660bc 100644
--- a/webui/src/util/fetch.ts
+++ b/webui/src/util/fetch.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ export function useSWR<D = unknown, E = Error>(
       if (response.ok) {
         data.set(await response.json());
       } else {
-        throw new Error(await response.json());
+        let errorText = `${response.status} ${response.statusText}`;
+        const responseText = await response.text();
+        if (responseText) {
+          errorText += ` - ${responseText}`;
+        }
+        throw new Error(errorText);
       }
     } catch (err) {
       error.set(err);