diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
index 599cd32337..c7b7076095 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
         repoName: name,
       });
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Failed to add branch protection to '${name}': ${e.message}`,
-      );
+      throw new Error(`Failed to add branch protection to '${name}', ${e}`);
     }
 
     return { remoteUrl, catalogInfoUrl };