diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29fe034..353731b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
-  "version": "2.17.1",
+  "version": "2.17.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "siteforge",
-      "version": "2.17.1",
+      "version": "2.17.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.1135.0",
         "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 129f9f7..189093c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.17.1",
+  "version": "2.17.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/server/routes/nuggets-workflow.js b/server/routes/nuggets-workflow.js
index 9241e84..11407b7 100644
--- a/server/routes/nuggets-workflow.js
+++ b/server/routes/nuggets-workflow.js
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ export function register(app) {
       stream.pipe(res)
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('[nuggets-workflow] audio error:', err.message, err.cause?.message ?? '')
-      if (!res.headersSent) res.status(500).json({ message: 'Audio stream failed.' })
+      // Admin-only route, so the reason is safe to show and saves a trip to the server logs.
+      const reason = [err.message, err.cause?.message].filter(Boolean).join(': ')
+      if (!res.headersSent) res.status(500).json({ message: `Audio stream failed${reason ? ` (${reason})` : ''}.` })
     }
   })
 }