diff --git a/internal/api/watcher.go b/internal/api/watcher.go
index 6109cc1..f96e093 100644
--- a/internal/api/watcher.go
+++ b/internal/api/watcher.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ func (a *api) editWatcherHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if err != nil {
 				switch err {
 				case reddit.ErrSubredditIsPrivate, reddit.ErrSubredditIsQuarantined:
+					err = fmt.Errorf("error watching %s: %w", lsr, err)
 					a.errorResponse(w, r, 403, err)
 				default:
 					a.errorResponse(w, r, 422, err)