diff --git a/public/src/admin/manage/users.js b/public/src/admin/manage/users.js
index 76b9706de3..6d75a7d353 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/manage/users.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/manage/users.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ define('admin/manage/users', [
 					});
 					alerts.success('[[admin/manage/users:alerts.create-success]]');
 				})
-				.catch(err => errorEl.translateHtml('[[admin/manage/users:alerts.error-x, ' + err.status.message + ']]').removeClass('hidden'));
+				.catch(err => errorEl.translateHtml('[[admin/manage/users:alerts.error-x, ' + err.message + ']]').removeClass('hidden'));
 		}
 
 		handleSearch();