diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-cows-take.md b/.changeset/twenty-cows-take.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d913c800805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-cows-take.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"thirdweb": patch
+---
+
+Better error message for getUser
diff --git a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.test.ts b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.test.ts
index fe58598acb4..725528744c9 100644
--- a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.test.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ describe("getUser", () => {
   it("should handle fetch errors", async () => {
     mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: false,
+      status: 404,
+      statusText: "Not Found",
+      text: async () => "some message",
     });
 
     await expect(
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ describe("getUser", () => {
         client: mockClient,
         walletAddress: "0x123",
       }),
-    ).rejects.toThrow("Failed to get profiles");
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Failed to get profiles. 404 Not Found: some message");
   });
 
   it("should return null if no user is found", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.ts b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.ts
index 26d02b923df..203456a8e03 100644
--- a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.ts
+++ b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/users/getUser.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ export async function getUser({
   const res = await clientFetch(url.toString());
 
   if (!res.ok) {
-    throw new Error("Failed to get profiles");
+    const error = await res.text().catch(() => "Unknown error");
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to get profiles. ${res.status} ${res.statusText}: ${error}`,
+    );
   }
 
   const data = (await res.json()) as {