diff --git a/class-auth.php b/class-auth.php
index 420e09d..7022021 100644
--- a/class-auth.php
+++ b/class-auth.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function get_token( WP_REST_Request $request ) {
 					'success'    => false,
 					'statusCode' => 401,
 					'code'       => $error_code,
-					'message'    => strip_tags( $user->get_error_message( $error_code ) ),
+					'message'    => strip_tags('Authentication failed: '.$error_code),
 					'data'       => array(),
 				),
 				401