diff --git a/assets/js/ticket.js b/assets/js/ticket.js
index 062a22f..6b21167 100644
--- a/assets/js/ticket.js
+++ b/assets/js/ticket.js
@@ -404,9 +404,15 @@ function updateTicketStatus() {
     })
     .then(response => {
         if (!response.ok) {
-            return response.text().then(text => {
-                console.error('Server response:', text);
-                throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
+            return response.json().then(data => {
+                console.error('Server error response:', data);
+                throw new Error(data.error || 'Server returned an error');
+            }).catch(jsonError => {
+                // If JSON parsing fails, try to get text
+                return response.text().then(text => {
+                    console.error('Server response (non-JSON):', text);
+                    throw new Error(text || 'Network response was not ok');
+                });
             });
         }
         return response.json();