diff --git a/plugins/nomad-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/nomad-backend/src/service/router.ts
index a1b820866c..086137e2d7 100644
--- a/plugins/nomad-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/nomad-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
     if (allocationsResp.status !== 200) {
       const body = await allocationsResp.text();
       logger.error(`failed to call /v1/allocations endpoint: ${body}`);
-      res.status(allocationsResp.status).send(body);
+      res.status(allocationsResp.status).json({
+        message: body,
+      });
       return;
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ export async function createRouter(
     if (apiResp.status !== 200) {
       const body = await apiResp.text();
       logger.error(`failed to call /v1/job/:job_id/versions endpoint: ${body}`);
-      resp.status(apiResp.status).send(body);
+      resp.status(apiResp.status).send({
+        message: body,
+      });
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/nomad/package.json b/plugins/nomad/package.json
index 86c15f3aaa..7501aabf31 100644
--- a/plugins/nomad/package.json
+++ b/plugins/nomad/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.9.13",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "^4.0.0-alpha.60",
+    "luxon": "^3.3.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cadfdfc9b9..3c9711367f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7969,6 +7969,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testing-library/user-event": ^14.0.0
     "@types/node": "*"
     cross-fetch: ^3.1.5
+    luxon: ^3.3.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
     react-use: ^17.2.4
   peerDependencies: