diff --git a/packages/api/src/common/logger.js b/packages/api/src/common/logger.js
index e44ce0e22c..d91660a013 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/common/logger.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/common/logger.js
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
-import winston from 'winston';
+import winston, { format } from 'winston';
 import DailyRotateFile from 'winston-daily-rotate-file';
 import Transport from 'winston-transport';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
 
+const { errors, json, combine } = format;
+
+// Add the error message as an enumerable property to return with res.json({ error })
+const enumerateErrorMessage = format((info) => {
+  if (info instanceof Error) {
+    info.error = { message: info.message };
+  }
+  return info;
+});
+
 const logger = winston.createLogger({
   level: 'info',
-  format: winston.format.json(),
+  format: combine(enumerateErrorMessage(), json()),
   defaultMeta: { service: 'user-service' },
   transports: [
     //
@@ -25,7 +35,7 @@ const logger = winston.createLogger({
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   logger.add(
     new winston.transports.Console({
-      format: winston.format.simple(),
+      format: combine(errors(), json()),
     }),
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/cropVarietyController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/cropVarietyController.js
index fd95307cfc..ae546eabd1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/cropVarietyController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/cropVarietyController.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const cropVarietyController = {
         const result = await CropVarietyModel.query().whereNotDeleted().where({ farm_id });
         return res.status(200).send(result);
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         return res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const cropVarietyController = {
           ? res.status(200).send(result)
           : res.status(404).send('Crop variety not found');
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         return res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/documentController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/documentController.js
index c35e95eae8..e75d09c8ff 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/documentController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/documentController.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const documentController = {
           .patch({ archived: req.body.archived });
         return result ? res.sendStatus(200) : res.status(404).send('Document not found');
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         return res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/insightController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/insightController.js
index 0c9572698f..0646d65d0e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/insightController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/insightController.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ const insightController = {
           res.status(200).send({});
         }
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/managementPlanController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/managementPlanController.js
index 24b965d842..1bece709fe 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/managementPlanController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/managementPlanController.js
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ const managementPlanController = {
           ? res.status(200).send(removeCropVarietyFromManagementPlans(managementPlans))
           : res.status(404).send('Field crop not found');
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/organicHistoryController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/organicHistoryController.js
index 8632b3b72c..088fdae239 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/organicHistoryController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/organicHistoryController.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default {
         const result = await OrganicHistoryModel.query().context(req.auth).insert(req.body);
         return res.status(201).send(result);
       } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
         return res.status(400).json({ error });
       }
     };
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default {
         ? res.status(200).send(result)
         : res.status(404).send('Organic history not found');
     } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
       return res.status(400).json({ error });
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/taskController.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/taskController.js
index cfef8ff1ac..8a19d08ccd 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/taskController.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/taskController.js
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ const taskController = {
       }
       return res.status(404).send('Tasks not found');
     } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
       return res.status(400).json({ error });
     }
   },
@@ -813,6 +814,7 @@ const taskController = {
 
       return res.status(200).send(result);
     } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
       return res.status(400).json({ error });
     }
   },