diff --git a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
index 4eaa08d4..da94427a 100644
--- a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
+++ b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ const ImageCropper = {
     },
     cancelText () {
       return this.cancelButtonLabel || this.$t('image_cropper.cancel')
+    },
+    submitErrorMsg () {
+      return this.submitError && this.submitError instanceof Error ? this.submitError.toString() : this.submitError
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
index aa895863..24a6f3bd 100644
--- a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
+++ b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" v-if="submitting"></i>
       </div>
       <div class="alert error" v-if="submitError">
-        Error: {{ submitError }}
+        {{submitErrorMsg}}
         <i class="button-icon icon-cancel" @click="clearError"></i>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index c1c60102..dce3eeed 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const UserSettings = {
           this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
           this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
         } else {
-          throw this.$t('upload.error.base') + user.error
+          throw new Error(this.$t('upload.error.base') + user.error)
         }
       })
     },