diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 0ecbb8842..d6831427d 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function getFirstTextLine(commentString) {
 function createRobotAccount(ApiService, is_org, orgname, name, callback) {
   ApiService.createRobot(is_org ? orgname : null, null, {'robot_shortname': name}).then(callback, function(resp) {
     bootbox.dialog({
-      "message": resp.data ? resp.data : 'The robot account could not be created',
+      "message": resp.data ? resp.data['message'] : 'The robot account could not be created',
       "title": "Cannot create robot account",
       "buttons": {
         "close": {