diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/services/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/services/api.ts
index efce7174..d6c8d7b0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/services/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/services/api.ts
@@ -221,13 +221,21 @@ export async function apiRequest<T>(endpoint: string, options: ApiRequestOptions
 
 // Handle API response
 async function handleResponse(response: Response): Promise<Response> {
-  const contentType = response.headers?.get?.('content-type') || response.headers?.get?.('Content-Type');
+  const contentType =
+    response.headers?.get?.('content-type') || response.headers?.get?.('Content-Type');
   const isJson = contentType && contentType.includes('application/json');
 
   if (!response.ok) {
-    const data = isJson ? await response.json() : await response.text();
+    const payloadResponse = response.clone();
+    const data = isJson ? await payloadResponse.json() : await payloadResponse.text();
     const errorData = typeof data === 'object' ? data : { message: data };
     const message = (errorData as { message?: string }).message || 'API request failed';
+    console.error('API error', {
+      url: response.url,
+      status: response.status,
+      message,
+      data: errorData
+    });
     throw new ApiError(message, response.status, errorData);
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/capacity/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/capacity/+page.svelte
index a0cb98a4..d81d4ef2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/capacity/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/capacity/+page.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   } from '$lib/stores/capacity';
   import { teamMembersStore } from '$lib/stores/teamMembers';
   import { getIndividualCapacity, saveAvailability } from '$lib/api/capacity';
+  import { ApiError } from '$lib/services/api';
   import type { Capacity } from '$lib/types/capacity';
 
   type TabKey = 'calendar' | 'summary' | 'holidays' | 'pto';
@@ -46,6 +47,16 @@
     }
   });
 
+  function mapError(error: unknown, fallback: string) {
+    if (error instanceof ApiError) {
+      return error.message;
+    }
+    if (error instanceof Error && error.message) {
+      return error.message;
+    }
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
   async function refreshIndividualCapacity(memberId: string, period: string) {
     if (
       individualCapacity &&
@@ -61,8 +72,8 @@
     try {
       individualCapacity = await getIndividualCapacity(period, memberId);
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to load capacity details', error);
-      calendarError = 'Unable to load individual capacity data.';
+      console.error('Failed to load capacity details', error, { memberId, period });
+      calendarError = mapError(error, 'Unable to load individual capacity data.');
       individualCapacity = null;
     } finally {
       loadingIndividual = false;
@@ -100,8 +111,8 @@
         loadRevenue(period)
       ]);
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to save availability', error);
-      availabilityError = 'Unable to save availability changes.';
+      console.error('Failed to save availability', error, { memberId: selectedMemberId, date, availability });
+      availabilityError = mapError(error, 'Unable to save availability changes.');
     } finally {
       availabilitySaving = false;
     }