diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/BackendApi.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/BackendApi.kt
index 55c6660..d6e4de3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/BackendApi.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/BackendApi.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class BackendApi(private val settings: ClientSettings) {
                 try {
                     PING_FAILURE_LENS(response)
                 } catch (e: LensFailure) {
-                    PingFailure(response.status.code, response.status.description)
+                    PingFailure(response.status.code, response.bodyString())
                 }
             }
         }