diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index a19030b3a..5ae873a1c 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -472,9 +472,18 @@ const getPureError = (error)=>{
 };
 
 app.use(async (err, req, res, next)=>{
-	const status = err.status || err.code || 500;
+	err.originalUrl = req.originalUrl;
 	console.error(err);
 
+	if(err.originalUrl?.startsWith('/api/')) {
+		// console.log('API error');
+		res.status(err.status || err.response?.status || 500).send(err.message || err);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// console.log('non-API error');
+	const status = err.status || err.code || 500;
+
 	req.ogMeta = { ...defaultMetaTags,
 		title       : 'Error Page',
 		description : 'Something went wrong!'