diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
index 14db375093e..a56a6c1da9c 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tryghost/admin-x-activitypub",
-  "version": "0.6.56",
+  "version": "0.6.57",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
index 9b74c01683c..329d17dfcc3 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ export class ActivityPubAPI {
         });
 
         if (!response.ok) {
-            throw new Error('Upload failed');
+            throw new Error(`${response.status}`);
         }
 
         const json = await response.json();