diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/images_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/images_controller.rb
index de3c740d..8034ff2a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/images_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/images_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Admin
         render :json => image_to_json(a)
       rescue Exception => e
         # Rails.logger.info e.backtrace.join("\n")
-        render :json => { :status => 'error', :backtrace => e.backtrace.join("\n") }
+        render :json => { :status => 'error', :message => e.message, :backtrace => e.backtrace.join("\n") }
       end
     end