diff --git a/pages/admin/loading.ts b/pages/admin/loading.ts
index e1a1ca5..f9ebd46 100644
--- a/pages/admin/loading.ts
+++ b/pages/admin/loading.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function upload(type: keyof typeof urls): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
         createFilePicker(extension).then((file) => {
             StreamingUploadHandler(url, {
-                failure: () => alert("Your Upload has failed. Please try a different file or try again later"),
+                failure: (message) => alert("Your Upload has failed. Please try a different file or try again later. " + message),
                 uploadDone: () => console.log("Upload done"),
                 credentials: () => API.getToken(),
                 backendResponse: (id) => resolve(id),
diff --git a/pages/shared/upload.ts b/pages/shared/upload.ts
index 62a2b18..0e40297 100644
--- a/pages/shared/upload.ts
+++ b/pages/shared/upload.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export type StreamingUploadEvents = {
     onUploadTick: (percentage: number) => Promise<void>;
     uploadDone: () => void;
     backendResponse: (id: string) => void;
-    failure: () => void;
+    failure: (message: string) => void;
 };
 
 export function ProgressTracker(percentage: Reference<number>, expectedSize: number) {
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ export function StreamingUploadHandler(path: string, events: StreamingUploadEven
         const reader = stream.getReader();
 
         ws.onmessage = async ({ data }) => {
-            if (data == "failed") {
+            if (data.startsWith("failed")) {
                 console.log("Looks like we failed.");
-                events.failure();
+                events.failure(data);
             } else if (data == "file") {
                 ws.send(`file ${JSON.stringify({ filename: file.name, type: file.type })}`);
             } else if (data == "next") {