diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
index 996daed1736b..14e1cd110480 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ export class HaAutomationEditor extends KeyboardShortcutMixin(LitElement) {
         }
       },
       (errors) => {
-        this._errors = errors.body.message;
+        this._errors = errors.body.message || errors.error || errors.body;
         showToast(this, {
-          message: errors.body.message,
+          message: errors.body.message || errors.error || errors.body,
         });
         throw errors;
       }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
index 76c0f886b0a4..054872eb3976 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/script/ha-script-editor.ts
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ export class HaScriptEditor extends KeyboardShortcutMixin(LitElement) {
         }
       },
       (errors) => {
-        this._errors = errors.body.message;
+        this._errors = errors.body.message || errors.error || errors.body;
         showToast(this, {
-          message: errors.body.message,
+          message: errors.body.message || errors.error || errors.body,
         });
         throw errors;
       }