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diff --git a/.changeset/fix-djcova-stop-error.md b/.changeset/fix-djcova-stop-error.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c28cfda86a632dae7104cb3cc027f4d2acec03f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-djcova-stop-error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@starbunk/djcova": patch
+---
+
+Return stop command error messages to users while retaining a generic fallback for non-Error failures.
diff --git a/src/djcova/src/commands/stop.ts b/src/djcova/src/commands/stop.ts
index a8790d532590b3a07d6322a159eb81e69b560546..583408028249349caf336b52c098e494b49b4389 100644
--- a/src/djcova/src/commands/stop.ts
+++ b/src/djcova/src/commands/stop.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ export default {
       logger
         .withError(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error)))
         .error('Error executing stop command');
-      await sendErrorResponse(interaction, 'An error occurred while stopping the music.');
+      const errorMessage =
+        error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'An error occurred while stopping the music.';
+
+      await sendErrorResponse(interaction, errorMessage);
     }
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/djcova/tests/music-commands.test.ts b/src/djcova/tests/music-commands.test.ts
index f824373fbc24bfc7d9f0783ce2a6f127112b8488..2ecb69d4576346a28e34160b0a269bd6d019d68e 100644
--- a/src/djcova/tests/music-commands.test.ts
+++ b/src/djcova/tests/music-commands.test.ts
@@ -204,13 +204,23 @@ describe('Music Commands Tests', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should handle service errors during stop', async () => {
+    it('returns the stop failure message to the user', async () => {
       mockService.stop.mockImplementation(() => {
         throw new Error('Stop failed');
       });
 
       await stopCommand.execute(mockInteraction as ChatInputCommandInteraction);
 
+      expect(mockedSendErrorResponse).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockInteraction, 'Stop failed');
+    });
+
+    it('uses the generic stop failure message for non-Error throws', async () => {
+      mockService.stop.mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw 'Sensitive non-Error value';
+      });
+
+      await stopCommand.execute(mockInteraction as ChatInputCommandInteraction);
+
       expect(mockedSendErrorResponse).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         mockInteraction,
         'An error occurred while stopping the music.',