diff --git a/public/node.js b/public/node.js
index 1e18bde..6f1cb56 100644
--- a/public/node.js
+++ b/public/node.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ app.get('/vpnCheck', async (req, res) => {
                         {
                                 "id": "vpn-check",
                                 "data": "Not connected",
-                                "stderr": ""
+                                "stderr": "VPN not connected"
                         })
 
         }
diff --git a/src/components/External.vue b/src/components/External.vue
index b0b75cb..a604d48 100644
--- a/src/components/External.vue
+++ b/src/components/External.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ mounted: async function () {
           throw Error(response.statusText);
       }
       this.response = await response.json();
+      if(this.response.stderr !== "") {
+        console.error(this.response.stderr);
+      }
   }
 };
 </script>