diff --git a/pgbotlib/api.py b/pgbotlib/api.py
index dc734ee..844b14a 100644
--- a/pgbotlib/api.py
+++ b/pgbotlib/api.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class ApiWrapper:
                 case 'y_search': return self.y_search(message)
                 case _: return self.FAILED
         except Exception as e:
-            sys.stderr.write(str(e))
+            e_text = str(e)
+            sys.stderr.write(f'API failed: {e_text}\n')
             return self.FAILED
 
     def __sanitize_search(self, message: str) -> str: