diff --git a/src/api/oauth.js b/src/api/oauth.js
index 7ecb0cc3f..b774b3f6c 100644
--- a/src/api/oauth.js
+++ b/src/api/oauth.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { reduce } from 'lodash'
 
 import { paramsString, promisedRequest } from './helpers.js'
 
-import { StatusCodeError } from 'src/services/errors/errors.js'
-
 const REDIRECT_URI = `${window.location.origin}/oauth-callback`
 
 export const MASTODON_APP_VERIFY_URL = '/api/v1/apps/verify_credentials'
diff --git a/src/services/errors/errors.js b/src/services/errors/errors.js
index 00dfd3712..a28f31775 100644
--- a/src/services/errors/errors.js
+++ b/src/services/errors/errors.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function humanizeErrors(errors) {
 export function StatusCodeError(statusCode, body, options, response) {
   this.name = 'StatusCodeError'
   this.statusCode = statusCode
-  this.statusText = body.error.error || body.error
+  this.statusText = body.error || body
   this.details = JSON && JSON.stringify ? JSON.stringify(body) : body
   this.errorData = body.error
   this.message = this.statusCode + ' - ' + this.statusText
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/stores/oauth.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/stores/oauth.spec.js
index c4f4ba978..828175c9f 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/stores/oauth.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/stores/oauth.spec.js
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ describe('oauth store', () => {
     it('should use create an app and record client id and secret', async ({
       worker,
     }) => {
+      worker.use(
+        http.post(MASTODON_APP_URL, () => {
+          return HttpResponse.text('Throttled', { status: 429 })
+        }),
+      )
+
       const store = useOAuthStore()
       worker.use(...authApis())
       const app = await store.createApp()