diff --git a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
--- a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
+++ b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
@@ -97,8 +97,11 @@
 
         paginationCursor = json.result.next.cursor;
       } catch (error) {
-        console.log('Failed to fetch friend FIDs:', error);
-        throw new Error(getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown');
+        console.log(
+          'Failed to fetch friend FIDs:',
+          getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
+        );
+        throw error;
       }
     } while (paginationCursor);
 
@@ -140,8 +143,11 @@
 
         paginationCursor = next.cursor;
       } catch (error) {
-        console.log('Failed to fetch followed Farcaster channels:', error);
-        throw new Error(getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown');
+        console.log(
+          'Failed to fetch followed Farcaster channels:',
+          getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
+        );
+        throw error;
       }
     } while (paginationCursor);
 
diff --git a/web/grpc/identity-service-client-wrapper.js b/web/grpc/identity-service-client-wrapper.js
--- a/web/grpc/identity-service-client-wrapper.js
+++ b/web/grpc/identity-service-client-wrapper.js
@@ -380,8 +380,11 @@
       loginStartResponse =
         await client.logInPasswordUserStart(loginStartRequest);
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Error calling logInPasswordUserStart:', e);
-      throw new Error(getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown');
+      console.log(
+        'Error calling logInPasswordUserStart:',
+        getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw e;
     }
     const finishRequestBytes = opaqueLogin.finish(
       loginStartResponse.getOpaqueLoginResponse_asU8(),
@@ -396,8 +399,11 @@
       loginFinishResponse =
         await client.logInPasswordUserFinish(loginFinishRequest);
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Error calling logInPasswordUserFinish:', e);
-      throw new Error(getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown');
+      console.log(
+        'Error calling logInPasswordUserFinish:',
+        getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw e;
     }
 
     const userID = loginFinishResponse.getUserId();
@@ -430,8 +436,11 @@
     try {
       loginResponse = await this.unauthClient.logInWalletUser(loginRequest);
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Error calling logInWalletUser:', e);
-      throw new Error(getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown');
+      console.log(
+        'Error calling logInWalletUser:',
+        getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw e;
     }
 
     const userID = loginResponse.getUserId();
@@ -463,8 +472,11 @@
       response =
         await this.unauthClient.uploadKeysForRegisteredDeviceAndLogIn(request);
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Error calling uploadKeysForRegisteredDeviceAndLogIn:', e);
-      throw new Error(getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown');
+      console.log(
+        'Error calling uploadKeysForRegisteredDeviceAndLogIn:',
+        getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw e;
     }
 
     const userID = response.getUserId();
@@ -540,8 +552,11 @@
         getFarcasterUsersRequest,
       );
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log('Error calling getFarcasterUsers:', e);
-      throw new Error(getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown');
+      console.log(
+        'Error calling getFarcasterUsers:',
+        getMessageForException(e) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw e;
     }
 
     const farcasterUsersList =