diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index 536ef8a..14dd9f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -64,15 +64,27 @@ client.interceptors.response.use(
       }
     }
 
-    // Extract error message from response
+    // Extract error message — detail can be a string or a structured object
+    const rawDetail = error.response?.data?.detail;
     const message =
-      error.response?.data?.detail ||
-      error.message ||
-      "An unexpected error occurred";
+      typeof rawDetail === "string"
+        ? rawDetail
+        : typeof rawDetail === "object" && rawDetail !== null && (rawDetail as { message?: string }).message
+          ? (rawDetail as { message: string }).message
+          : error.message || "An unexpected error occurred";
 
-    const enhancedError = new Error(message);
-    (enhancedError as Error & { status?: number }).status = status;
-    (enhancedError as Error & { code?: string }).code = error.response?.data?.code;
+    const enhancedError = new Error(message) as Error & {
+      status?: number;
+      code?: string;
+      detail?: unknown;
+    };
+    enhancedError.status = status;
+    // Preserve the full detail object so consumers can inspect it (e.g. for modal flows)
+    enhancedError.detail = rawDetail;
+    enhancedError.code =
+      typeof rawDetail === "object" && rawDetail !== null
+        ? (rawDetail as { code?: string }).code
+        : error.response?.data?.code;
 
     return Promise.reject(enhancedError);
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CampaignDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CampaignDetailPage.tsx
index 3a9e4e4..41f9af9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CampaignDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CampaignDetailPage.tsx
@@ -98,29 +98,23 @@ export default function CampaignDetailPage() {
       showToast("Campaign activated", "success");
     },
     onError: (err: unknown) => {
-      // FastAPI wraps error bodies as: { detail: string | object }
-      type AxiosLike = {
-        response?: {
-          status?: number;
-          data?: { detail?: { code?: string; message?: string } | string };
-        };
+      // The Axios interceptor (client.ts) transforms errors into enhanced Error objects
+      // with .status (HTTP status), .detail (raw FastAPI detail), and .message (readable string)
+      type EnhancedError = Error & {
+        status?: number;
+        detail?: { code?: string; message?: string } | string;
       };
-      const axiosErr = err as AxiosLike;
-      const status = axiosErr?.response?.status;
-      const detail = axiosErr?.response?.data?.detail;
+      const e = err as EnhancedError;
 
-      if (status === 409 && detail && typeof detail === "object" && detail.message) {
-        // Future start_date → show confirmation modal
-        setStartDateWarning(detail.message);
+      if (e.status === 409) {
+        // Future start_date — show confirmation modal using the message from detail
+        const warningMsg =
+          typeof e.detail === "object" && e.detail?.message
+            ? e.detail.message
+            : e.message;
+        setStartDateWarning(warningMsg);
       } else {
-        // Any other error → extract readable message from FastAPI detail
-        const msg =
-          typeof detail === "string"
-            ? detail
-            : typeof detail === "object" && detail?.message
-              ? detail.message
-              : "Failed to activate campaign";
-        showToast(msg, "error");
+        showToast(e.message || "Failed to activate campaign", "error");
       }
     },
   });