diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/publish.js b/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
index 0761423c2..9e52d9a8c 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/publish.js
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ export const doUploadThumbnail = (
         }
 
         const userInput = [fileName, fileExt, fileType, thumbnail];
-        uploadError(`${message}\nUser input:  ${userInput.join(' | ')}`);
+        uploadError({ message, cause: `${userInput.join(' | ')}` });
       });
   };