diff --git a/krebs/2configs/reaktor2.nix b/krebs/2configs/reaktor2.nix
index 502dd4a9f..0a5031415 100644
--- a/krebs/2configs/reaktor2.nix
+++ b/krebs/2configs/reaktor2.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ let
     command = {
       filename = pkgs.writeDash "bing" ''
         set -efu
+        report_error() {
+          printf '%s' "$*" |
+            curl -Ss http://p.r --data-binary @- |
+            tail -1 |
+            echo "error $(cat)"
+          exit 0
+        }
         export PATH=${makeBinPath [
           pkgs.coreutils
           pkgs.curl
@@ -68,13 +75,13 @@ let
           curl -SsG http://bing-gpt.r/api/chat --data-urlencode 'prompt@-'
         )
         if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-          printf '%s' "$response" |
-            curl -Ss http://p.r --data-binary @- |
-            tail -1
+          report_error "$response"
         else
-          printf '%s' "$response" |
-            jq -r '.item.messages[1].text' |
-            echo "$_from: $(cat)"
+          if ! text=$(printf '%s' "$response" | jq -er '.item.messages[1].text'); then
+            echo "$_from: $(report_error "$response")"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          printf '%s' "$text" | echo "$_from: $(cat)"
 
           printf '%s' "$response" |
             jq -r '[.item.messages[1].sourceAttributions[].seeMoreUrl] | to_entries[] | "[\(.key + 1)]: \(.value)"'