diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.js b/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.js
index 17aae836fd1..fd6465a9dd0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.js
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.js
@@ -17,3 +17,39 @@ const toErrorWithMessage = (maybeError) => {
 export const getErrorMessage = (error) => {
     return toErrorWithMessage(error).message
 }
+
+/**
+ * Safely extract a human-readable message from an Axios error.
+ *
+ * Axios errors may lack `error.response` when the request never received a
+ * response (network failure, timeout, CORS block, cancelled request, etc.).
+ * Reading `error.response.data` without a null-guard throws a secondary
+ * TypeError that masks the original failure.
+ *
+ * Priority order:
+ *   1. error.response.data.message  (structured API error)
+ *   2. error.response.data.error    (some APIs use this key)
+ *   3. error.response.data          (plain string body)
+ *   4. HTTP status code             (e.g. "Request failed with status 500")
+ *   5. error.message                (Axios / JS built-in message)
+ *   6. Generic fallback
+ */
+export const getAxiosErrorMessage = (error) => {
+    if (error?.response?.data) {
+        const data = error.response.data
+        if (typeof data === 'object' && data !== null) {
+            // Some APIs nest the message (e.g. { error: { message } }) and NestJS
+            // validation returns an array of messages — resolve both to a string
+            // so the UI never renders "[object Object]".
+            const raw =
+                data.message ||
+                (typeof data.error === 'object' && data.error !== null ? data.error.message || data.error.error : data.error)
+            if (!raw) return getErrorMessage(error)
+            if (Array.isArray(raw)) return raw.join(', ')
+            if (typeof raw === 'object') return JSON.stringify(raw)
+            return String(raw)
+        }
+        return String(data)
+    }
+    return error?.message || 'An unexpected error occurred'
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.test.js b/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45a7e4a5044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utils/errorHandler.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { getErrorMessage, getAxiosErrorMessage } from './errorHandler'
+
+describe('getErrorMessage', () => {
+    it('returns the message from an Error object', () => {
+        expect(getErrorMessage(new Error('boom'))).toBe('boom')
+    })
+
+    it('serialises a plain object when it has no message property', () => {
+        const result = getErrorMessage({ code: 42 })
+        expect(result).toContain('42')
+    })
+})
+
+describe('getAxiosErrorMessage', () => {
+    it('returns a safe fallback when error.response is undefined (network failure / timeout / CORS)', () => {
+        const axiosNetworkError = new Error('Network Error')
+        // Axios sets no .response on network-level failures
+        expect(axiosNetworkError.response).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(axiosNetworkError)).toBe('Network Error')
+    })
+
+    it('returns a safe fallback when the error itself is undefined', () => {
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(undefined)).toBe('An unexpected error occurred')
+    })
+
+    it('returns a safe fallback when the error is null', () => {
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(null)).toBe('An unexpected error occurred')
+    })
+
+    it('extracts response.data.message when the server returns a structured error', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: { message: 'Validation failed', code: 400 } } }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('Validation failed')
+    })
+
+    it('extracts response.data.error when only that key is present', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: { error: 'Unauthorized' } } }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('Unauthorized')
+    })
+
+    it('resolves a nested error object ({ error: { message } }) to its message', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: { error: { message: 'Nested failure' } } } }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('Nested failure')
+    })
+
+    it('joins an array of messages (NestJS validation) into a single string', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: { message: ['name is required', 'email is invalid'] } } }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('name is required, email is invalid')
+    })
+
+    it('returns a plain string response body as-is', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: 'Internal Server Error' } }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('Internal Server Error')
+    })
+
+    it('falls back to error.message when response.data is falsy', () => {
+        const error = { response: { data: null }, message: 'Request failed with status 503' }
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('Request failed with status 503')
+    })
+
+    it('returns the generic fallback when there is no message at all', () => {
+        const error = {}
+        expect(getAxiosErrorMessage(error)).toBe('An unexpected error occurred')
+    })
+})
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/views/tools/ToolDialog.jsx b/packages/ui/src/views/tools/ToolDialog.jsx
index b73b15ec19a..07c920dde26 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/views/tools/ToolDialog.jsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/views/tools/ToolDialog.jsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import useApi from '@/hooks/useApi'
 // utils
 import useNotifier from '@/utils/useNotifier'
 import { generateRandomGradient, formatDataGridRows } from '@/utils/genericHelper'
+import { getAxiosErrorMessage } from '@/utils/errorHandler'
 import { HIDE_CANVAS_DIALOG, SHOW_CANVAS_DIALOG } from '@/store/actions'
 
 const exampleAPIFunc = `/*
@@ -258,9 +259,7 @@ const ToolDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onUseTemplate, onCancel, onConfirm, set
             }
         } catch (error) {
             enqueueSnackbar({
-                message: `Failed to export Tool: ${
-                    typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
-                }`,
+                message: `Failed to export Tool: ${getAxiosErrorMessage(error)}`,
                 options: {
                     key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),
                     variant: 'error',
@@ -304,9 +303,7 @@ const ToolDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onUseTemplate, onCancel, onConfirm, set
             }
         } catch (error) {
             enqueueSnackbar({
-                message: `Failed to add new Tool: ${
-                    typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
-                }`,
+                message: `Failed to add new Tool: ${getAxiosErrorMessage(error)}`,
                 options: {
                     key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),
                     variant: 'error',
@@ -348,9 +345,7 @@ const ToolDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onUseTemplate, onCancel, onConfirm, set
             }
         } catch (error) {
             enqueueSnackbar({
-                message: `Failed to save Tool: ${
-                    typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
-                }`,
+                message: `Failed to save Tool: ${getAxiosErrorMessage(error)}`,
                 options: {
                     key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),
                     variant: 'error',
@@ -395,9 +390,7 @@ const ToolDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onUseTemplate, onCancel, onConfirm, set
                 }
             } catch (error) {
                 enqueueSnackbar({
-                    message: `Failed to delete Tool: ${
-                        typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
-                    }`,
+                    message: `Failed to delete Tool: ${getAxiosErrorMessage(error)}`,
                     options: {
                         key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),
                         variant: 'error',