diff --git a/ui/client-app/src/components/FileSystemNavigator.js b/ui/client-app/src/components/FileSystemNavigator.js
index 61fa1ce..c14f892 100644
--- a/ui/client-app/src/components/FileSystemNavigator.js
+++ b/ui/client-app/src/components/FileSystemNavigator.js
@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@
     const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
 
     const fetchLevel = useCallback(async (path) => {
-        try {
-            const data = await nodeFsList(nodeId, path);
-            return data.files || [];
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.error(`Failed to fetch FS level ${path}:`, err);
-            return [];
-        }
+        const data = await nodeFsList(nodeId, path);
+        return data.files || [];
     }, [nodeId]);
 
     const loadRoot = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -30,7 +25,7 @@
             const files = await fetchLevel(initialPath);
             setTree(files);
         } catch (err) {
-            setError("Failed to connect to node filesystem.");
+            setError(err.message || "Failed to connect to node filesystem.");
         } finally {
             setLoading(false);
         }