diff --git a/frontend/src/actions/common.js b/frontend/src/actions/common.js
index dcbe6bbe9..6a5435bf1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/actions/common.js
+++ b/frontend/src/actions/common.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function handleErrors(reason, originalFunc){
 		return (dispatch) => {
 			dispatch({
 				type: NOT_AUTHORIZED,
-				reason: "Forbidden",
+				reason: reason.body.detail,
 				stack: reason.stack ? reason.stack : "",
 				receivedAt: Date.now()
 			});
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function handleErrors(reason, originalFunc){
 		return (dispatch) => {
 			dispatch({
 				type: NOT_FOUND,
-				reason: "Not Found",
+				reason: reason.body.detail,
 				stack: reason.stack ? reason.stack : "",
 				receivedAt: Date.now()
 			});
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function handleErrors(reason, originalFunc){
 		return (dispatch) => {
 			dispatch({
 				type: FAILED,
-				reason: reason.message !== undefined? reason.message : "Backend Failure. Couldn't fetch!",
+				reason: reason.body.detail !== undefined? reason.body.detail : "Backend Failure. Couldn't fetch!",
 				stack: reason.stack ? reason.stack : "",
 				receivedAt: Date.now()
 			});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Explore.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Explore.tsx
index 9b9fb53d0..600a887d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Explore.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Explore.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ export const Explore = (): JSX.Element => {
 		setErrorOpen(false);
 	}
 	const handleErrorReport = () => {
-		window.open(`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${reason}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`);
-	}
+		window.open(
+			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${encodeURIComponent(reason)}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
+		);
+	};
 
 	// fetch thumbnails from each individual dataset/id calls
 	useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/datasets/CreateDataset.tsx b/frontend/src/components/datasets/CreateDataset.tsx
index 9f0fb70d3..226cc6bdf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/datasets/CreateDataset.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/datasets/CreateDataset.tsx
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ export const CreateDataset = (): JSX.Element => {
 		setErrorOpen(false);
 	}
 	const handleErrorReport = () => {
-		window.open(`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${reason}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`);
-	}
+		window.open(
+			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${encodeURIComponent(reason)}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
+		);
+	};
 
 	// step 1
 	const onDatasetSave = (formData:any) =>{
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/datasets/Dataset.tsx b/frontend/src/components/datasets/Dataset.tsx
index 04e8049da..ee268e4dd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/datasets/Dataset.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/datasets/Dataset.tsx
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ export const Dataset = (): JSX.Element => {
 		dismissError();
 		setErrorOpen(false);
 	};
-	const handleErrorReport = (reason: string) => {
+	const handleErrorReport = () => {
 		window.open(
-			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${reason}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
+			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${encodeURIComponent(reason)}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
 		);
 	};
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/files/File.tsx b/frontend/src/components/files/File.tsx
index f0578008f..6bca93ea6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/File.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/File.tsx
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ export const File = (): JSX.Element => {
 		dismissError();
 		setErrorOpen(false);
 	};
-	const handleErrorReport = (reason: string) => {
+	const handleErrorReport = () => {
 		window.open(
-			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${reason}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
+			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${encodeURIComponent(reason)}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
 		);
 	};
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/listeners/ExtractionHistory.tsx b/frontend/src/components/listeners/ExtractionHistory.tsx
index 0c72098f3..9f46490bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/listeners/ExtractionHistory.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/listeners/ExtractionHistory.tsx
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ export const ExtractionHistory = (): JSX.Element => {
 		setErrorOpen(false);
 	}
 	const handleErrorReport = () => {
-		window.open(`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${reason}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`);
-	}
+		window.open(
+			`${config.GHIssueBaseURL}+${encodeURIComponent(reason)}&body=${encodeURIComponent(stack)}`
+		);
+	};
 
 	return (
 		<Layout>