diff --git a/common/error.h b/common/error.h
index 1669c4918..79ad2c692 100644
--- a/common/error.h
+++ b/common/error.h
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 class llama_error : public std::exception
 {
 private:
-    std::string _id;
-    std::string _description;
+    std::string _type;
+    std::string _message;
 
 public:
-    llama_error(const std::string & id, const std::string & description)
+    llama_error(const std::string & type, const std::string & message)
     :
-    _id(id),
-    _description(description)
+    _type(type),
+    _message(message)
     {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR [%s]: %s\n", id.c_str(), description.c_str());
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR [%s]: %s\n", type.c_str(), message.c_str());
     }
 
-    inline const std::string & id() const { return _id; }
-    inline const std::string & description() const { return _description; }
+    inline const std::string & type() const { return _type; }
+    inline const std::string & message() const { return _message; }
 };
diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 06707bb51..88661a944 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -1215,15 +1215,15 @@ struct server_context {
     {
         return {
             { "error", {
-                { "id", error.id() },
-                { "description", error.description() }
+                { "type", error.type() },
+                { "message", error.message() }
             } }
         };
     }
 
     void send_error(const server_task & task, const llama_error& error)
     {
-        LOG_TEE("task %i - error: %s - %s\n", task.id, error.id().c_str(), error.description().c_str());
+        LOG_TEE("task %i - error: %s - %s\n", task.id, error.type().c_str(), error.message().c_str());
         server_task_result res;
         res.id = task.id;
         res.id_multi = task.id_multi;