diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/views/Login.tsx b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/views/Login.tsx
index b791a2c1..26298c8a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/views/Login.tsx
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/frontend/src/views/Login.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const Login: FC = () => {
         setError(err.message);
       } else {
         // handle errors thrown from backend
-        setError(err);
+        setError(String(err));
       }
     }
   };