diff --git a/__tests__/api_client.test.ts b/__tests__/api_client.test.ts
index 34895f041..cfea66002 100644
--- a/__tests__/api_client.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/api_client.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ describe('ApiClient', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  test('job details with certificate error', async () => {
+    const errorObject = {
+      isAxiosError: true,
+      message: 'unable to get local issuer certificate',
+      name: 'Error',
+      stack: 'Error: unable to get local issuer certificate...',
+      code: 'UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY',
+      status: null
+    }
+
+    mockAxios.get.mockRejectedValue(errorObject)
+
+    await expect(api.getJobDetails()).rejects.toThrowError(
+      new JobDetailsFetchingError(
+        'fetching job details: received code null: {}. Error message: unable to get local issuer certificate'
+      )
+    )
+  })
+
   test('get job credentials', async () => {
     const apiResponse = {
       data: {
diff --git a/src/api-client.ts b/src/api-client.ts
index 0623270b8..648f696ed 100644
--- a/src/api-client.ts
+++ b/src/api-client.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,15 @@ export class ApiClient {
         const err = error
         throw new JobDetailsFetchingError(
           `fetching job details: received code ${err.response
-            ?.status}: ${JSON.stringify(err.response?.data)}`
+            ?.status}: ${JSON.stringify(err.response?.data)}. Error message: ${
+            err.message
+          }`
         )
       } else {
-        throw error
+        const message = (error as {message?: string}).message
+        throw new JobDetailsFetchingError(
+          `fetching job details: Error message: ${message}`
+        )
       }
     }
   }
@@ -91,10 +96,15 @@ export class ApiClient {
         const err = error
         throw new CredentialFetchingError(
           `fetching credentials: received code ${err.response
-            ?.status}: ${JSON.stringify(err.response?.data)}`
+            ?.status}: ${JSON.stringify(err.response?.data)}. Error message: ${
+            err.message
+          }`
         )
       } else {
-        throw error
+        const message = (error as {message?: string}).message
+        throw new JobDetailsFetchingError(
+          `fetching credentials: Error message: ${message}`
+        )
       }
     }
   }