diff --git a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/hasuradb.go b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/hasuradb.go
index f2ee7ef8992..8389fece410 100644
--- a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/hasuradb.go
+++ b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/hasuradb.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) UnLock() error {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		// Handle migration version here
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) getVersions() (err error) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) Reset() error {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ensureVersionTable() error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ensureVersionTable() error {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
diff --git a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/metadata.go b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/metadata.go
index 54ee5d13cd1..14d48d1182b 100644
--- a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/metadata.go
+++ b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/metadata.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package hasuradb
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/cli/migrate/database"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ExportMetadata() (interface{}, error) {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return nil, horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ResetMetadata() error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ReloadMetadata() error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ApplyMetadata(data interface{}) error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		if horror.Path != "" {
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) Query(data []interface{}) error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
diff --git a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/settings.go b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/settings.go
index 12c7e738ec1..2596e4184fe 100644
--- a/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/settings.go
+++ b/cli/migrate/database/hasuradb/settings.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ensureSettingsTable() error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) ensureSettingsTable() error {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) setDefaultSettings() error {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
 			h.logger.Debug(err)
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
 	}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) GetSetting(name string) (value string, err error) {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return value, err
+			return value, fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return value, horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (h *HasuraDB) UpdateSetting(name string, value string) error {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &horror)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed parsing json: %v; response from API: %s", err, string(body))
 		}
 
 		return horror.Error(h.config.isCMD)