diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index 845df71..c6fdb62 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ export async function createGroup({
 
   const res = await processTransactionVersion2(signedBytes);
   if (!res?.signature)
-    throw new Error("Transaction was not able to be processed");
+    throw new Error(res?.message || "Transaction was not able to be processed");
   return res;
 }
 export async function inviteToGroup({ groupId, qortalAddress, inviteTime }) {