From ddd292422b52e1b061799247f9ca576489dfdc2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Owen <owen@txv.io>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:53:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Make error more clear

From #911
---
 server/routers/gerbil/peers.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/routers/gerbil/peers.ts b/server/routers/gerbil/peers.ts
index 4bc9ce7f..ce378ad4 100644
--- a/server/routers/gerbil/peers.ts
+++ b/server/routers/gerbil/peers.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function addPeer(exitNodeId: number, peer: {
         return response.data;
     } catch (error) {
         if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${error.response?.status}`);
+            throw new Error(`Error communicating with Gerbil. Make sure Pangolin can reach the Gerbil HTTP API: ${error.response?.status}`);
         }
         throw error;
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function deletePeer(exitNodeId: number, publicKey: string) {
         return response.data;
     } catch (error) {
         if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${error.response?.status}`);
+            throw new Error(`Error communicating with Gerbil. Make sure Pangolin can reach the Gerbil HTTP API: ${error.response?.status}`);
         }
         throw error;
     }