diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/submission/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/submission/route.ts
index c49e915..a127ae9 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/submission/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/submission/route.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
         console.log(error.message)
         return NextResponse.json(
             {
-                message: "something went wrong",
+                message: error.message,
                 status: 500
             }
         );
diff --git a/apps/web/components/problem-page/SubmitProblem.tsx b/apps/web/components/problem-page/SubmitProblem.tsx
index b097136..c6f8874 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/problem-page/SubmitProblem.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/problem-page/SubmitProblem.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export function SubmitProblem({
 
             if (response.data.status != 200) {
                 setStatus(SubmitStatus.FAILED);
-                toast.error("Something went wrong");
+                toast.error(response.data.message);
                 return;
             };