diff --git a/disqus/rest-api/class-disqus-rest-api.php b/disqus/rest-api/class-disqus-rest-api.php
index d050f4d..bda7029 100644
--- a/disqus/rest-api/class-disqus-rest-api.php
+++ b/disqus/rest-api/class-disqus-rest-api.php
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ public function rest_sync_status( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 
             return $this->rest_get_response( $status );
         } catch ( Exception $e ) {
-            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error fetching sync status.' );
+            error_log($e);
+            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error fetching sync status. 150 character error message preview: ' . substr($e, 0, 150) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ public function rest_sync_enable( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 
             return $this->rest_get_response( $status );
         } catch ( Exception $e ) {
-            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error attempting to enable syncing.' );
+            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error attempting to enable syncing. 150 character error message preview: ' . substr($e, 0, 150) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ public function rest_sync_disable( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 
             return $this->rest_get_response( $status );
         } catch ( Exception $e ) {
-            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error attempting to disable syncing.' );
+            return $this->rest_get_error( 'There was an error attempting to disable syncing. 150 character error message preview: ' . substr($e, 0, 150) );
         }
     }