diff --git a/lib/src/index.ts b/lib/src/index.ts
index 294e512..db464d8 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import appContext from "./utils/appContext";
 import { ErrorType, isDittoError, isDittoErrorType } from "./utils/DittoError";
 import processCommandMetaFlag from "./utils/processCommandMetaFlag";
 
-const handleCommandError = async (error: unknown) => {
+const handleCommandError = async (error: any) => {
   if (process.env.DEBUG === "true") {
     console.error(logger.info("Development stack trace:\n"), error);
   }
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const handleCommandError = async (error: unknown) => {
   let sentryOptions = undefined;
   let exitCode = undefined;
   let errorText =
+    error.message ||
     "Something went wrong. Please contact support or try again later.";
 
   if (isDittoError(error)) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a1748d..f36ecf9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dittowords/cli",
-  "version": "5.6.0",
+  "version": "5.6.1",
   "description": "Command Line Interface for Ditto (dittowords.com).",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "bin/ditto.js",