diff --git a/static/app/views/preprod/buildDetails/buildDetails.tsx b/static/app/views/preprod/buildDetails/buildDetails.tsx
index 8e83f66ad1d0b1..4ef0292e81366f 100644
--- a/static/app/views/preprod/buildDetails/buildDetails.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/preprod/buildDetails/buildDetails.tsx
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ export default function BuildDetails() {
           <BuildError
             title="Build details unavailable"
             message={
-              buildDetailsQuery.error?.message ||
-              'Unable to load build details for this artifact' // TODO(preprod): translate once we have a final design
+              typeof buildDetailsQuery.error?.responseJSON?.error === 'string'
+                ? buildDetailsQuery.error?.responseJSON.error
+                : 'Unable to load build details for this artifact' // TODO(preprod): translate once we have a final design
             }
           />
         </Layout.Page>