diff --git a/gertty/app.py b/gertty/app.py
index b70f0ef..8d03c80 100644
--- a/gertty/app.py
+++ b/gertty/app.py
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class App(object):
         try:
             self._syncOneChangeFromQuery(query)
         except Exception as e:
-            return self.error(e.message)
+            return self.error(str(e))
         with self.db.getSession() as session:
             try:
                 changes = session.getChanges(query)