diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/context/ws-client-provider.test.tsx b/frontend/__tests__/context/ws-client-provider.test.tsx
index e67a0ea56d..6c3bf564b3 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/context/ws-client-provider.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/context/ws-client-provider.test.tsx
@@ -27,4 +27,17 @@ describe("Propagate error message", () => {
       type: 'error'
      });
   });
+
+  it("should display error including translation id when present", () => {
+    const message = "We have a problem!"
+    const addErrorMessageSpy = vi.spyOn(ChatSlice, "addErrorMessage")
+    updateStatusWhenErrorMessagePresent({message, data: {msg_id: '..id..'}})
+
+    expect(addErrorMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      message,
+      id: '..id..',
+      status_update: true,
+      type: 'error'
+     });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx b/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
index e061835074..11b5ca95b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/context/ws-client-provider.tsx
@@ -67,16 +67,33 @@ interface WsClientProviderProps {
   conversationId: string;
 }
 
-export function updateStatusWhenErrorMessagePresent(data: unknown) {
-  if (
-    data &&
-    typeof data === "object" &&
-    "message" in data &&
-    typeof data.message === "string"
-  ) {
+interface ErrorArg {
+  message?: string;
+  data?: ErrorArgData | unknown;
+}
+
+interface ErrorArgData {
+  msg_id: string;
+}
+
+export function updateStatusWhenErrorMessagePresent(data: ErrorArg | unknown) {
+  const isObject = (val: unknown): val is object =>
+    !!val && typeof val === "object";
+  const isString = (val: unknown): val is string => typeof val === "string";
+  if (isObject(data) && "message" in data && isString(data.message)) {
+    let msgId: string | undefined;
+    if (
+      "data" in data &&
+      isObject(data.data) &&
+      "msg_id" in data.data &&
+      isString(data.data.msg_id)
+    ) {
+      msgId = data.data.msg_id;
+    }
     handleStatusMessage({
       type: "error",
       message: data.message,
+      id: msgId,
       status_update: true,
     });
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json b/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
index 167909c995..528713ead7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@
     "fr": "Nous avons modifié certains paramètres dans la dernière mise à jour. Prenez un moment pour les examiner.",
     "tr": "Son güncellemede bazı ayarları değiştirdik. Gözden geçirmek için bir dakikanızı ayırın."
   },
+  "CONFIGURATION$SETTINGS_NOT_FOUND": {
+    "en": "Settings not found. Please check your API key",
+    "es": "Configuraciones no encontradas. Por favor revisa tu API key"
+  },
   "CONFIGURATION$AGENT_LOADING": {
     "en": "Please wait while the agent loads. This may take a few minutes...",
     "de": "Bitte warten Sie, während der Agent lädt. Das kann ein paar Minuten dauern...",
diff --git a/openhands/server/listen_socket.py b/openhands/server/listen_socket.py
index 4bb81aad66..884b7e3b7c 100644
--- a/openhands/server/listen_socket.py
+++ b/openhands/server/listen_socket.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ async def connect(connection_id: str, environ, auth):
     settings = await settings_store.load()
 
     if not settings:
-        raise ConnectionRefusedError('Settings not found')
+        raise ConnectionRefusedError(
+            'Settings not found', {'msg_id': 'CONFIGURATION$SETTINGS_NOT_FOUND'}
+        )
 
     try:
         event_stream = await session_manager.join_conversation(