diff --git a/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_ldap.jsx b/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_ldap.jsx
index f7bb02c6e2..c377174217 100644
--- a/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_ldap.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_ldap.jsx
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ export default class EmailToLDAP extends React.Component {
                     window.location.href = data.follow_link;
                 }
             },
-            (error) => {
-                this.setState({error});
+            (err) => {
+                this.setState({error: err.message});
             }
         );
     }
diff --git a/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_oauth.jsx b/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_oauth.jsx
index 171ebe8a45..6b0a90e8e5 100644
--- a/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_oauth.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/claim/components/email_to_oauth.jsx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export default class EmailToOAuth extends React.Component {
                     window.location.href = data.follow_link;
                 }
             },
-            (error) => {
-                this.setState({error});
+            (err) => {
+                this.setState({error: err.message});
             }
         );
     }
diff --git a/webapp/components/claim/components/oauth_to_email.jsx b/webapp/components/claim/components/oauth_to_email.jsx
index 1a3b962a2c..ba01a8adf7 100644
--- a/webapp/components/claim/components/oauth_to_email.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/claim/components/oauth_to_email.jsx
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export default class OAuthToEmail extends React.Component {
                     browserHistory.push(data.follow_link);
                 }
             },
-            (error) => {
-                this.setState({error});
+            (err) => {
+                this.setState({error: err.message});
             }
         );
     }