diff --git a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/approve.ts b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/approve.ts
index 9db4ab155c..ae7322894c 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/approve.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/approve.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getToken } from 'next-auth/jwt';
 import { validateServerSession } from '@/src/utils/auth/session';
 import { getApiHeaders } from '@/src/utils/server/get-headers';
 import { logger } from '@/src/utils/server/logger';
+import { ServerUtils } from '@/src/utils/server/server';
 
 import { DialAIError } from '@/src/types/error';
 
@@ -36,11 +37,7 @@ const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
 
     let json: unknown;
     if (!proxyRes.ok) {
-      try {
-        json = await proxyRes.json();
-      } catch (err) {
-        json = undefined;
-      }
+      json = await ServerUtils.getErrorMessageFromResponse(proxyRes);
 
       throw new DialAIError(
         (typeof json === 'string' && json) || proxyRes.statusText,
diff --git a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/create.ts b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/create.ts
index e744443630..9e925dd32a 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/create.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/create.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getToken } from 'next-auth/jwt';
 import { validateServerSession } from '@/src/utils/auth/session';
 import { getApiHeaders } from '@/src/utils/server/get-headers';
 import { logger } from '@/src/utils/server/logger';
+import { ServerUtils } from '@/src/utils/server/server';
 
 import { DialAIError } from '@/src/types/error';
 
@@ -36,11 +37,7 @@ const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
 
     let json: unknown;
     if (!proxyRes.ok) {
-      try {
-        json = await proxyRes.json();
-      } catch (err) {
-        json = undefined;
-      }
+      json = await ServerUtils.getErrorMessageFromResponse(proxyRes);
 
       throw new DialAIError(
         (typeof json === 'string' && json) || proxyRes.statusText,
diff --git a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/rulesList.ts b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/rulesList.ts
index f7bd0b4ff9..7b889ae707 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/rulesList.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/pages/api/publication/rulesList.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getToken } from 'next-auth/jwt';
 import { validateServerSession } from '@/src/utils/auth/session';
 import { getApiHeaders } from '@/src/utils/server/get-headers';
 import { logger } from '@/src/utils/server/logger';
+import { ServerUtils } from '@/src/utils/server/server';
 
 import { DialAIError } from '@/src/types/error';
 
@@ -36,11 +37,7 @@ const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
 
     let json: unknown;
     if (!proxyRes.ok) {
-      try {
-        json = await proxyRes.json();
-      } catch (err) {
-        json = undefined;
-      }
+      json = await ServerUtils.getErrorMessageFromResponse(proxyRes);
 
       throw new DialAIError(
         (typeof json === 'string' && json) || proxyRes.statusText,
diff --git a/apps/chat/src/store/publication/publication.epics.ts b/apps/chat/src/store/publication/publication.epics.ts
index a990a5506a..d35000b6da 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/store/publication/publication.epics.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/store/publication/publication.epics.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const publishEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
         switchMap(() => EMPTY),
         catchError((err) => {
           console.error(err);
-          return of(PublicationActions.publishFail());
+          return of(PublicationActions.publishFail(err.message));
         }),
       );
     }),
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ const publishEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
 const publishFailEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
   action$.pipe(
     filter(PublicationActions.publishFail.match),
-    map(() =>
-      UIActions.showErrorToast(translate(errorsMessages.publicationFailed)),
+    map(({ payload }) =>
+      UIActions.showErrorToast(
+        translate(payload ?? errorsMessages.publicationFailed),
+      ),
     ),
   );
 
@@ -813,7 +815,7 @@ const approvePublicationEpic: AppEpic = (action$, state$) =>
         }),
         catchError((err) => {
           console.error(err);
-          return of(PublicationActions.approvePublicationFail());
+          return of(PublicationActions.approvePublicationFail(err.message));
         }),
       ),
     ),
@@ -822,9 +824,9 @@ const approvePublicationEpic: AppEpic = (action$, state$) =>
 const approvePublicationFailEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
   action$.pipe(
     filter(PublicationActions.approvePublicationFail.match),
-    map(() =>
+    map(({ payload }) =>
       UIActions.showErrorToast(
-        translate(errorsMessages.publicationApproveFailed),
+        translate(payload ?? errorsMessages.publicationApproveFailed),
       ),
     ),
   );
@@ -907,7 +909,7 @@ const uploadRulesEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
         }),
         catchError((err) => {
           console.error(err);
-          return of(PublicationActions.uploadRulesFail());
+          return of(PublicationActions.uploadRulesFail(err.message));
         }),
       ),
     ),
@@ -916,8 +918,10 @@ const uploadRulesEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
 const uploadRulesFailEpic: AppEpic = (action$) =>
   action$.pipe(
     filter(PublicationActions.uploadRulesFail.match),
-    map(() =>
-      UIActions.showErrorToast(translate(errorsMessages.rulesUploadingFailed)),
+    map(({ payload }) =>
+      UIActions.showErrorToast(
+        translate(payload ?? errorsMessages.rulesUploadingFailed),
+      ),
     ),
   );
 
diff --git a/apps/chat/src/utils/server/api.ts b/apps/chat/src/utils/server/api.ts
index 4d891254b0..bc60514471 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/utils/server/api.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/utils/server/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Observable, from, switchMap, throwError } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, catchError, from, switchMap, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 import { fromFetch } from 'rxjs/fetch';
 
 import { Conversation, ConversationInfo } from '@/src/types/chat';
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ export class ApiUtils {
     }).pipe(
       switchMap((response) => {
         if (!response.ok) {
-          return throwError(() => new Error(response.status + ''));
+          return from(response.text()).pipe(
+            switchMap((errorMessage) =>
+              throwError(() => new Error(errorMessage)),
+            ),
+            catchError(() => throwError(() => new Error(response.status + ''))),
+          );
         }
 
         return from(response.json());
diff --git a/apps/chat/src/utils/server/server.ts b/apps/chat/src/utils/server/server.ts
index 4cb03a61e7..e48aee7ba8 100644
--- a/apps/chat/src/utils/server/server.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/src/utils/server/server.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { NextApiRequest } from 'next';
 import { constructPath } from '../app/file';
 import { ApiUtils } from './api';
 
+import { Response } from 'node-fetch';
+
 export class ServerUtils {
   public static getEntityTypeFromPath = (
     req: NextApiRequest,
@@ -16,4 +18,18 @@ export class ServerUtils {
         .filter(Boolean)
         .map((part) => ApiUtils.safeEncodeURIComponent(part as string)),
     );
+
+  public static getErrorMessageFromResponse = async (
+    res: Response,
+  ): Promise<string | null> => {
+    try {
+      return (await res.json()) as string;
+    } catch {
+      try {
+        return await res?.text();
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+  };
 }