diff --git a/web/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
index e5b7e55..734d0c2 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function SettingsForm({ me, onBack }: { me: MemberRead; onBack: () => void }) {
                   } else if (typeof err === 'object' && err !== null && 'status' in err && 'data' in err) {
                     // Try to extract more details from the error object
                     console.error("Error details:", JSON.stringify(err));
-                    if (err.status === 422 && err.data && err.data.detail) {
+                    if (err.status === 422 && err.data && 'detail' in err.data) {
                       errorMessage = err.data.detail;
                     }
                   }