diff --git a/backend/api/views/apply.py b/backend/api/views/apply.py
index c037981f..acc8edfe 100644
--- a/backend/api/views/apply.py
+++ b/backend/api/views/apply.py
@@ -635,5 +635,6 @@ def create_application():
         logger.info(msg)
 
     return create_response(
-        message=f"Successfully created application with name {new_application.email}"
+        status=200,
+        message=f"Successfully created application with name {new_application.email}",
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pages/ApplicationForm.js b/frontend/src/components/pages/ApplicationForm.js
index 374a5fbd..59fc1a5e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pages/ApplicationForm.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pages/ApplicationForm.js
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ const ApplicationForm = ({ location, history }) => {
     setSuccessfulSubmit(true);
   };
 
-  const onSubmitFailure = () => {
-    messageApi.error(t("apply.errorConnection"));
+  const onSubmitFailure = (message = null) => {
+    if (message) {
+      messageApi.error(message);
+    } else {
+      messageApi.error(t("apply.errorConnection"));
+    }
   };
 
   const getApplicationForm = () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pages/MenteeApplication.js b/frontend/src/components/pages/MenteeApplication.js
index e73ed122..1bea5011 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pages/MenteeApplication.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pages/MenteeApplication.js
@@ -178,11 +178,20 @@ function MenteeApplication({ email, role, onSubmitSuccess, onSubmitFailure }) {
 
     const res = await createApplication(data);
     setLoading(false);
-
-    if (res) {
+    console.log("res", res);
+    if (res && res.status === 200) {
       onSubmitSuccess();
     } else {
-      onSubmitFailure();
+      if (
+        res &&
+        res.response &&
+        res.response.data &&
+        res.response.data.message
+      ) {
+        onSubmitFailure(res.response.data.message);
+      } else {
+        onSubmitFailure();
+      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/api.js b/frontend/src/utils/api.js
index 1fb9b63e..96f4d68b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/api.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export const createApplication = (application) => {
     (response) => response,
     (err) => {
       console.error(err);
+      return err;
     }
   );
 };