diff --git a/src/mergerfs_webui.cpp b/src/mergerfs_webui.cpp
index eada0bb0..040656c2 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs_webui.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs_webui.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ _post_kvs_key(const httplib::Request &req_,
     }
   catch (const std::exception& e)
     {
-      fmt::print("{}\n",e);
+      fmt::print("{}\n",e.what());
       res_.status = 400;
       res_.set_content("Invalid JSON","text/plain");
     }