diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts b/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..613df45cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/api/apiUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios';
+import { LogLevel } from 'ontime-types';
+import { generateId, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
+
+import { addLog } from '../stores/logger';
+import { nowInMillis } from '../utils/time';
+
+export function logAxiosError(prepend: string, error: unknown) {
+  const message = axios.isAxiosError(error)
+    ? `${prepend}, ${(error as AxiosError).response?.statusText}: ${(error as AxiosError).response?.data}`
+    : `${prepend}: ${error}`;
+
+  addLog({
+    id: generateId(),
+    origin: 'SERVER',
+    time: millisToString(nowInMillis()),
+    level: LogLevel.Error,
+    text: message,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/api/eventsApi.ts b/apps/client/src/common/api/eventsApi.ts
index fd8c406bd..c6ad73f67 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/api/eventsApi.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/api/eventsApi.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ export async function requestPutEvent(data: Partial<OntimeRundownEntry>) {
   return axios.put(rundownURL, data);
 }
 
-/**
- * @description HTTP request to modify event
- * @return {Promise}
- */
-export async function requestPatchEvent(data: OntimeRundownEntry) {
-  return axios.patch(rundownURL, data);
-}
-
 export type ReorderEntry = {
   eventId: string;
   from: number;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useOscSettings.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useOscSettings.ts
index 610bc40a3..5b55556e2 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useOscSettings.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useOscSettings.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { OSCSettings } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { OSC_SETTINGS } from '../api/apiConstants';
+import { logAxiosError } from '../api/apiUtils';
 import { getOSC, postOSC, postOscSubscriptions } from '../api/ontimeApi';
 import { oscPlaceholderSettings } from '../models/OscSettings';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export default function useOscSettings() {
 export function useOscSettingsMutation() {
   const { isLoading, mutateAsync } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: postOSC,
+    onError: (error) => logAxiosError('Error saving OSC settings', error),
     onSuccess: (res) => ontimeQueryClient.setQueryData(OSC_SETTINGS, res.data),
     onSettled: () => ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: OSC_SETTINGS }),
   });
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export function useOscSettingsMutation() {
 export function usePostOscSubscriptions() {
   const { isLoading, mutateAsync } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: postOscSubscriptions,
+    onError: (error) => logAxiosError('Error saving OSC settings', error),
     onSettled: () => ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: OSC_SETTINGS }),
   });
   return { isLoading, mutateAsync };
diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEventAction.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEventAction.ts
index 802ee0f0c..4d3085774 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEventAction.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useEventAction.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 import { OntimeRundown, OntimeRundownEntry, SupportedEvent } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { RUNDOWN_TABLE, RUNDOWN_TABLE_KEY } from '../api/apiConstants';
+import { logAxiosError } from '../api/apiUtils';
 import {
   ReorderEntry,
   requestApplyDelay,
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ import {
   requestReorderEvent,
 } from '../api/eventsApi';
 import { useLocalEvent } from '../stores/localEvent';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../stores/logger';
 
 /**
  * @description Set of utilities for events
  */
 export const useEventAction = () => {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
   const eventSettings = useLocalEvent((state) => state.eventSettings);
   const defaultPublic = eventSettings.defaultPublic;
   const startTimeIsLastEnd = eventSettings.startTimeIsLastEnd;
@@ -94,14 +92,10 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
         // @ts-expect-error -- we know that the object is well formed now
         await _addEventMutation.mutateAsync(newEvent);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-          emitError(`Error fetching data: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-        } else {
-          emitError(`Error fetching data: ${error}`);
-        }
+        logAxiosError('Error fetching data', error);
       }
     },
-    [_addEventMutation, defaultPublic, emitError, queryClient, startTimeIsLastEnd],
+    [_addEventMutation, defaultPublic, queryClient, startTimeIsLastEnd],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -144,14 +138,10 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       try {
         await _updateEventMutation.mutateAsync(event);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-          emitError(`Error updating event: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-        } else {
-          emitError(`Error updating event: ${error}`);
-        }
+        logAxiosError('Error updating event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_updateEventMutation, emitError],
+    [_updateEventMutation],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -196,14 +186,10 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       try {
         await _deleteEventMutation.mutateAsync(eventId);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-          emitError(`Error deleting event: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-        } else {
-          emitError(`Error deleting event: ${error}`);
-        }
+        logAxiosError('Error deleting event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_deleteEventMutation, emitError],
+    [_deleteEventMutation],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -245,13 +231,9 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
     try {
       await _deleteAllEventsMutation.mutateAsync();
     } catch (error) {
-      if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-        emitError(`Error deleting events: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-      } else {
-        emitError(`Error deleting events: ${error}`);
-      }
+      logAxiosError('Error deleting events', error);
     }
-  }, [_deleteAllEventsMutation, emitError]);
+  }, [_deleteAllEventsMutation]);
 
   /**
    * Calls mutation to apply a delay
@@ -273,14 +255,10 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
       try {
         await _applyDelayMutation.mutateAsync(delayEventId);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-          emitError(`Error applying delay: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-        } else {
-          emitError(`Error applying delay: ${error}`);
-        }
+        logAxiosError('Error applying delay', error);
       }
     },
-    [_applyDelayMutation, emitError],
+    [_applyDelayMutation],
   );
 
   /**
@@ -332,14 +310,10 @@ export const useEventAction = () => {
         };
         await _reorderEventMutation.mutateAsync(reorderObject);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (!axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-          emitError(`Error re-ordering event: ${(error as AxiosError).message}`);
-        } else {
-          emitError(`Error re-ordering event: ${error}`);
-        }
+        logAxiosError('Error re-ordering event', error);
       }
     },
-    [_reorderEventMutation, emitError],
+    [_reorderEventMutation],
   );
 
   return { addEvent, updateEvent, deleteEvent, deleteAllEvents, applyDelay, reorderEvent };
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AliasesForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AliasesForm.tsx
index c542adff1..d25730737 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AliasesForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AliasesForm.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { IoOpenOutline } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoOpenOutline';
 import { IoRemove } from '@react-icons/all-files/io5/IoRemove';
 import { Alias } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { logAxiosError } from '../../../common/api/apiUtils';
 import { postAliases } from '../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
 import TooltipActionBtn from '../../../common/components/buttons/TooltipActionBtn';
 import useAliases from '../../../common/hooks-query/useAliases';
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export default function AliasesForm() {
     try {
       await postAliases(formData.aliases);
     } catch (error) {
-      emitError(`Error saving aliases: ${error}`);
+      logAxiosError('Error saving aliases', error);
     } finally {
       await refetch();
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AppSettings.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AppSettings.tsx
index cd9456391..2892faa9f 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AppSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/AppSettings.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { Input, Select } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import type { Settings } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { logAxiosError } from '../../../common/api/apiUtils';
 import { postSettings } from '../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
 import useSettings from '../../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../../../common/stores/logger';
 import { isOnlyNumbers } from '../../../common/utils/regex';
 import ModalLoader from '../modal-loader/ModalLoader';
 import ModalSplitInput from '../ModalSplitInput';
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import style from './SettingsModal.module.scss';
 
 export default function AppSettingsModal() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, refetch } = useSettings();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
   const {
     handleSubmit,
     register,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export default function AppSettingsModal() {
     try {
       await postSettings(formData);
     } catch (error) {
-      emitError(`Error saving settings: ${error}`);
+      logAxiosError('Error saving settings', error);
     } finally {
       await refetch();
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/CuesheetSettingsForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/CuesheetSettingsForm.tsx
index c25cebd1e..9d997b0cd 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/CuesheetSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/CuesheetSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertIcon, AlertTitle, Input } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { UserFields } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { logAxiosError } from '../../../common/api/apiUtils';
 import { postUserFields } from '../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
 import useUserFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useUserFields';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../../../common/stores/logger';
 import ModalLoader from '../modal-loader/ModalLoader';
 import { inputProps } from '../modalHelper';
 import ModalLink from '../ModalLink';
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const userFieldsDocsUrl = 'https://ontime.gitbook.io/v2/features/user-fields';
 
 export default function CuesheetSettingsForm() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, refetch } = useUserFields();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
   const {
     handleSubmit,
     register,
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ export default function CuesheetSettingsForm() {
     try {
       await postUserFields(formData);
     } catch (error) {
-      emitError(`Error saving cuesheet settings: ${error}`);
+      logAxiosError('Error saving cuesheet settings', error);
     } finally {
       await refetch();
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/EventDataForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/EventDataForm.tsx
index 90f70e51d..d39d5d705 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/EventDataForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/EventDataForm.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { Input, Textarea } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { EventData } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { logAxiosError } from '../../../common/api/apiUtils';
 import { postEventData } from '../../../common/api/eventDataApi';
 import useEventData from '../../../common/hooks-query/useEventData';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../../../common/stores/logger';
 import ModalLoader from '../modal-loader/ModalLoader';
 import { inputProps } from '../modalHelper';
 import ModalInput from '../ModalInput';
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import style from './SettingsModal.module.scss';
 
 export default function EventDataForm() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, refetch } = useEventData();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
   const {
     handleSubmit,
     register,
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export default function EventDataForm() {
     try {
       await postEventData(formData);
     } catch (error) {
-      emitError(`Error saving event settings: ${error}`);
+      logAxiosError('Error saving event settings', error);
     } finally {
       await refetch();
     }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/ViewSettingsForm.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/ViewSettingsForm.tsx
index 59b2ecd0c..3ab21dd32 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/ViewSettingsForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/modals/settings-modal/ViewSettingsForm.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { Input, Switch } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { ViewSettings } from 'ontime-types';
 
+import { logAxiosError } from '../../../common/api/apiUtils';
 import { postViewSettings } from '../../../common/api/ontimeApi';
 import { PopoverPickerRHF } from '../../../common/components/input/popover-picker/PopoverPicker';
 import useViewSettings from '../../../common/hooks-query/useViewSettings';
-import { useEmitLog } from '../../../common/stores/logger';
 import { mtm } from '../../../common/utils/timeConstants';
+import ModalLoader from '../modal-loader/ModalLoader';
 import { inputProps } from '../modalHelper';
 import ModalInput from '../ModalInput';
 import ModalSplitInput from '../ModalSplitInput';
-import ModalLoader from '../modal-loader/ModalLoader';
 import OntimeModalFooter from '../OntimeModalFooter';
 
 import InputMillisWithString from './InputMillisWithString';
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import style from './SettingsModal.module.scss';
 
 export default function ViewSettingsForm() {
   const { data, status, refetch, isFetching } = useViewSettings();
-  const { emitError } = useEmitLog();
   const {
     control,
     handleSubmit,
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export default function ViewSettingsForm() {
     try {
       await postViewSettings(newData);
     } catch (error) {
-      emitError(`Error saving view settings: ${error}`);
+      logAxiosError('Error saving view settings', error);
     } finally {
       await refetch();
     }