diff --git a/Backend/setup.php b/Backend/setup.php
index 289514a..46ff1f5 100644
--- a/Backend/setup.php
+++ b/Backend/setup.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if(isset($_POST["dbSetup"])){
     } catch (\Exception $e) {
         http_response_code(400);
         file_put_contents($conFilePath, NULL);
-        echo json_encode(["message" => "Could not connect to the database.  Please check your configuration. error:" . $e]);
+        echo json_encode(["message" => "Could not connect to the database.  Please check your configuration. error:"]);
         exit();
     }
     require_once ('Database/databaseMigration.php');