diff --git a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
index 9e7fea5369..1d28fd9e7f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-helper-plugin/lib/src/utils/request.js
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ function parseJSON(response) {
  * @return {object|undefined} Returns either the response, or throws an error
  */
 function checkStatus(response, checkToken = true) {
-  if (
-    (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) ||
-    response.status === 0
-  ) {
+  if ((response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) || response.status === 0) {
     return response;
   }
 
@@ -32,12 +29,16 @@ function checkStatus(response, checkToken = true) {
     return checkTokenValidity(response);
   }
 
-  return parseJSON(response).then(responseFormatted => {
-    const error = new Error(response.statusText);
-    error.response = response;
-    error.response.payload = responseFormatted;
-    throw error;
-  });
+  return parseJSON(response)
+    .then(responseFormatted => {
+      const error = new Error(response.statusText);
+      error.response = response;
+      error.response.payload = responseFormatted;
+      throw error;
+    })
+    .catch(() => {
+      throw response;
+    });
 }
 
 function checkTokenValidity(response) {
@@ -114,13 +115,7 @@ function serverRestartWatcher(response) {
  * @return {object}           The response data
  */
 export default function request(...args) {
-  let [
-    url,
-    options = {},
-    shouldWatchServerRestart,
-    stringify = true,
-    ...rest
-  ] = args;
+  let [url, options = {}, shouldWatchServerRestart, stringify = true, ...rest] = args;
   let noAuth;
 
   try {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepper/InputModalStepper.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepper/InputModalStepper.js
index b23f1a0e3f..d4f8ec2dbb 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepper/InputModalStepper.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepper/InputModalStepper.js
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ const InputModalStepper = ({ isOpen, onToggle, onInputMediaChange }) => {
       handleEditExistingFile(editedFile);
       goToList();
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err);
-      const status = get(err, 'response.status', null);
+      const status = get(err, 'response.status', get(err, 'status', null));
+      const statusText = get(err, 'response.statusText', get(err, 'statusText', null));
       const errorMessage = get(
         err,
         ['response', 'payload', 'message', '0', 'messages', '0', 'message'],
-        get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], 'An error occurred')
+        get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], statusText)
       );
 
       if (status) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepperProvider/index.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepperProvider/index.js
index 9a0d401586..c8c97d4726 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepperProvider/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/InputModalStepperProvider/index.js
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ const InputModalStepperProvider = ({
             multiple,
           });
         } catch (err) {
-          console.error(err);
-          const status = get(err, 'response.status', null);
+          const status = get(err, 'response.status', get(err, 'status', null));
+          const statusText = get(err, 'response.statusText', get(err, 'statusText', null));
           const errorMessage = get(
             err,
             ['response', 'payload', 'message', '0', 'messages', '0', 'message'],
-            'An error occured'
+            get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], statusText)
           );
 
           if (status) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/ModalStepper/index.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/ModalStepper/index.js
index e06d671a7f..181fae915d 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/ModalStepper/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/admin/src/containers/ModalStepper/index.js
@@ -313,11 +313,12 @@ const ModalStepper = ({
       toggleRef.current(true);
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
-      const status = get(err, 'response.status', null);
+      const status = get(err, 'response.status', get(err, 'status', null));
+      const statusText = get(err, 'response.statusText', get(err, 'statusText', null));
       const errorMessage = get(
         err,
         ['response', 'payload', 'message', '0', 'messages', '0', 'message'],
-        get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], 'An error occurred')
+        get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], statusText)
       );
 
       if (status) {
@@ -397,11 +398,12 @@ const ModalStepper = ({
           });
         } catch (err) {
           console.error(err);
-          const status = get(err, 'response.status', null);
+          const status = get(err, 'response.status', get(err, 'status', null));
+          const statusText = get(err, 'response.statusText', get(err, 'statusText', null));
           const errorMessage = get(
             err,
             ['response', 'payload', 'message', '0', 'messages', '0', 'message'],
-            get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], 'An error occured')
+            get(err, ['response', 'payload', 'message'], statusText)
           );
 
           if (status) {