diff --git a/.changeset/hip-lands-fix.md b/.changeset/hip-lands-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27fc4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-lands-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+fix auth error handling in all react templates
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
index 3b8861a..ff0e804 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function SignInForm({
             toast.success("Sign in successful");
           },
           onError: (error) => {
-            toast.error(error.error.message);
+            toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
           },
         },
       );
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
index ce436ca..e9b7348 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/next/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function SignUpForm({
             toast.success("Sign up successful");
           },
           onError: (error) => {
-            toast.error(error.error.message);
+            toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
           },
         },
       );
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
index f5b7edb..987d64e 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default function SignInForm({
             toast.success("Sign in successful");
           },
           onError: (error) => {
-            toast.error(error.error.message);
+            toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
           },
         }
       );
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
index 97f1cdd..2ad0c76 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/react-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function SignUpForm({
             toast.success("Sign up successful");
           },
           onError: (error) => {
-            toast.error(error.error.message);
+            toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
           },
         }
       );
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
index 65bfab2..b9b3c05 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function SignInForm({
 						toast.success("Sign in successful");
 					},
 					onError: (error) => {
-						toast.error(error.error.message);
+						toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
 					},
 				},
 			);
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
index 3bd480f..0ee113d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-router/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function SignUpForm({
 						toast.success("Sign up successful");
 					},
 					onError: (error) => {
-						toast.error(error.error.message);
+						toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
 					},
 				},
 			);
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
index 65bfab2..b9b3c05 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-in-form.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function SignInForm({
 						toast.success("Sign in successful");
 					},
 					onError: (error) => {
-						toast.error(error.error.message);
+						toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
 					},
 				},
 			);
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
index 3bd480f..0ee113d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/auth/web/react/tanstack-start/src/components/sign-up-form.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function SignUpForm({
 						toast.success("Sign up successful");
 					},
 					onError: (error) => {
-						toast.error(error.error.message);
+						toast.error(error.error.message || error.error.statusText);
 					},
 				},
 			);
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 5693232..94686c3 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "create-better-t-stack",
-      "version": "2.28.0",
+      "version": "2.28.3",
       "bin": {
         "create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js",
       },