diff --git a/src/api/hooks/admin/useModerationPolicies.ts b/src/api/hooks/admin/useModerationPolicies.ts
index aba552757..608cd42f0 100644
--- a/src/api/hooks/admin/useModerationPolicies.ts
+++ b/src/api/hooks/admin/useModerationPolicies.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
+import { MastodonResponse } from 'soapbox/api/MastodonResponse.ts';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi.ts';
 import { PolicyItem, PolicyResponse, PolicySpec } from 'soapbox/utils/policies.ts';
 
@@ -7,11 +8,23 @@ const useModerationPolicies = () => {
   const api = useApi();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
+  const handleResponse = async (response: MastodonResponse, message: string) => {
+    const details = await response.error()
+      .then(v => v?.error || 'Unknown error');
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${message}: ${details}`);
+    const data = await response.json();
+    // Check if the response contains an error
+    if (data && 'error' in data) throw new Error(data.error);
+    return data;
+  };
+
   const allPoliciesQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['admin', 'moderation_policies'],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const response = await api.get('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies');
-      return response.json() as Promise<PolicyItem[]>;
+      return await handleResponse(
+        await api.get('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies'),
+        'Error fetching policy list',
+      ) as Promise<PolicyItem[]>;
     },
   });
 
@@ -19,26 +32,20 @@ const useModerationPolicies = () => {
   const currentPolicyQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['admin', 'current_moderation_policy'],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const response = await api.get('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies/current');
-      return response.json() as Promise<PolicyResponse>;
+      return await handleResponse(
+        await api.get('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies/current'),
+        'Error fetching current policy',
+      ) as Promise<PolicyResponse>;
     },
   });
 
   // Update current policy
   const updatePolicyMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async (spec: PolicySpec) => {
-      const response = await api.put('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies/current', spec);
-
-      // Parse the JSON response
-      const data = await response.json();
-
-      // Check if the response contains an error
-      if (data && 'error' in data) {
-        // Throw the error to be caught by the caller
-        throw new Error(data.error);
-      }
-
-      return data;
+      return await handleResponse(
+        await api.put('/api/v1/admin/ditto/policies/current', spec),
+        'Error updating policy',
+      ) as Promise<PolicyResponse>;
     },
     onSuccess: () => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['admin', 'current_moderation_policy'] }); // Refetch after update
@@ -52,6 +59,10 @@ const useModerationPolicies = () => {
     isFetched: currentPolicyQuery.isFetched,
     updatePolicy: updatePolicyMutation.mutate,
     isUpdating: updatePolicyMutation.isPending,
+    allPoliciesError: allPoliciesQuery.error,
+    storedPoliciesError: currentPolicyQuery.error,
+    allPoliciesIsError: allPoliciesQuery.isError,
+    storedPoliciesIsError: currentPolicyQuery.isError,
   };
 };