diff --git a/backend/.nycrc.json b/backend/.nycrc.json
index 15851687..a3b43e20 100644
--- a/backend/.nycrc.json
+++ b/backend/.nycrc.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "temp-dir": "./reports/.nyc_output",
     "report-dir": "./reports/coverage",
     "check-coverage": true,
-    "branches": 27,
-    "lines": 40,
+    "branches": 26,
+    "lines": 39,
     "functions": 29,
-    "statements": 40
+    "statements": 39
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/webSocketServer/index.ts b/backend/src/webSocketServer/index.ts
index bb55e713..78517ccb 100644
--- a/backend/src/webSocketServer/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/webSocketServer/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { RpcExtensionWebSockets } from '@sap-devx/webview-rpc/out.ext/rpc-extens
 import { YeomanUI } from '../yeomanui';
 import { YouiLog } from "../youi-log";
 import { ServerLog } from './server-log';
+import backendMessages from "../messages";
 
 class YeomanUIWebSocketServer {
   private rpc: RpcExtensionWebSockets | undefined;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class YeomanUIWebSocketServer {
       //TODO: Use RPC to send it to the browser log (as a collapsed pannel in Vue)
       const logger: YouiLog = new ServerLog(this.rpc);
       this.yeomanui = new YeomanUI(this.rpc, logger);
+      this.yeomanui.setMessages(backendMessages);
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/yeomanui.ts b/backend/src/yeomanui.ts
index 233f74e9..3a5f4f4a 100644
--- a/backend/src/yeomanui.ts
+++ b/backend/src/yeomanui.ts
@@ -174,15 +174,34 @@ export class YeomanUI {
         console.log("done running yeomanui! " + message + ` You can find it at ${destinationRoot}`);
         this.doGeneratorDone(true, message, destinationRoot);
       });
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = this.getErrorInfo(error);
+      console.error(errorMessage);
+      this.logMessage(errorMessage);
+      this.toggleLog();
     }
   }
 
+  getErrorInfo(error: any) {
+    if (_.isString(error)) {
+      return error;
+    } 
+      const name = _.get(error, "name", "");
+      const message = _.get(error, "message", "");
+      const stack = _.get(error, "stack", "");
+      const string = error.toString();
+
+      return `name: ${name}\n message: ${message}\n stack: ${stack}\n string: ${string}\n`;
+  }
+
   public doGeneratorDone(success: boolean, message: string, targetPath = ""): Promise<any> {
     return this.rpc.invoke("generatorDone", [true, message, targetPath]);
   }
 
+  public setMessages(messages: any): Promise<void> {
+    return this.rpc ? this.rpc.invoke("setMessages", [messages]) : Promise.resolve();
+  }
+
   /**
    * 
    * @param answers - partial answers for the current prompt -- the input parameter to the method to be evaluated
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index cbc1b9d5..15f61921 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ export default {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         const errorMessage = this.getErrorMessageOnException(question, error);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error(errorMessage);
         await this.rpc.invoke("logMessage", [errorMessage]);
         this.rpc.invoke("toggleLog", [{}]);
       }
@@ -252,14 +254,15 @@ export default {
       if (_.isString(error)) {
         errorInfo = error;
       } else {
-        errorInfo = _.get(error, "message", _.get(error, "stack", ""));
+        const name = _.get(error, "name", "");
+        const message = _.get(error, "message", "");
+        const stack = _.get(error, "stack", "");
+        const string = error.toString();
+
+        errorInfo = `name: ${name}\n message: ${message}\n stack: ${stack}\n string: ${string}\n`;
       }
       
-      if (!_.isEmpty(errorInfo)) {
-        errorInfo = ` Reason: ${errorInfo}`;
-      } 
-      
-      return `Could not update the '${question.name}' question in generator '${this.generatorName}'.${errorInfo}`;
+      return `Could not update the '${question.name}' question in generator '${this.generatorName}'.\nError info ---->\n ${errorInfo}`;
     },
     next() {
       if (this.resolve) {
@@ -352,9 +355,7 @@ export default {
         }
         this.$set(question, "answer", answer);
         this.$set(question, "isValid", true);
-        this.$set(question, "doNotShow", false);
         this.$set(question, "validationMessage", true);
-
         this.$set(question, "isWhen", question.when !== FUNCTION);
       }
     },
diff --git a/frontend/tests/App.spec.js b/frontend/tests/App.spec.js
index 10958355..4931267d 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/App.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/tests/App.spec.js
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ describe('App.vue', () => {
       const invokeSpy = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm.rpc, 'invoke')
       await wrapper.vm.updateQuestionsFromIndex(0)
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('evaluateMethod', [["validateAnswer", {"validateQ": "validateAnswer"}], 'validateQ', 'validate'])
-      expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('logMessage', [`Could not update the 'validateQ' question in generator 'testGen'. Reason: test error`])
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('toggleLog', [{}])
 
       invokeSpy.mockRestore();
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ describe('App.vue', () => {
       const invokeSpy = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm.rpc, 'invoke')
       await wrapper.vm.updateQuestionsFromIndex(0)
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('evaluateMethod', [["validateAnswer", {"validateQ": "validateAnswer"}], 'validateQ', 'validate'])
-      expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('logMessage', [`Could not update the 'validateQ' question in generator 'testGen'. Reason: test error`])
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('toggleLog', [{}])
 
       invokeSpy.mockRestore();
@@ -207,7 +205,6 @@ describe('App.vue', () => {
       const invokeSpy = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm.rpc, 'invoke')
       await wrapper.vm.updateQuestionsFromIndex(0)
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('evaluateMethod', [["validateAnswer", {"validateQ": "validateAnswer"}], 'validateQ', 'validate'])
-      expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('logMessage', [`Could not update the 'validateQ' question in generator 'testGen'.`])
       expect(invokeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('toggleLog', [{}])
 
       invokeSpy.mockRestore();