diff --git a/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java b/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
index 408ae11..37ebd30 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/client/utils/ServerUtils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
 
         if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
-            throw new IOException("No recipe to get. Server responds with " + response.statusCode());
+            throw new IOException("No recipe to get. Server responds with " + response.body());
         }
 
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
 
         if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
-            throw new IOException("failed finding recipe with id: "+ id + " body: " + response.statusCode());
+            throw new IOException("failed finding recipe with id: "+ id + " body: " + response.body());
         }
 
         return objectMapper.readValue(response.body(),Recipe.class);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
 
         if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
-            throw new IOException("Failed to add Recipe: " + newRecipe.getId() + "body: " + response.statusCode());
+            throw new IOException("Failed to add Recipe: " + newRecipe.toDetailedString() + "body: " + response.body());
         }
 
         return objectMapper.readValue(response.body(),Recipe.class);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
         HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
 
         if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
-            throw new IOException("Failed removing recipe with id: " + id + "body: " + response.statusCode());
+            throw new IOException("Failed removing recipe with id: " + id + "body: " + response.body());
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class ServerUtils {
 
         //200 is the status code for success, other codes can mean there is no recipe to clone
         if(response.statusCode() != statusOK){
-            throw new IOException("Failed to get recipe to clone with id: " + id +  "body: " + response.statusCode());
+            throw new IOException("Failed to get recipe to clone with id: " + id +  "body: " + response.body());
         }
         // recipe exists so you can make a "new" recipe aka the clone
         Recipe recipe = objectMapper.readValue(response.body(), Recipe.class);