diff --git a/desktop/flipper-frontend-core/src/AbstractClient.tsx b/desktop/flipper-frontend-core/src/AbstractClient.tsx
index 4b831f134..0730a3bf1 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-frontend-core/src/AbstractClient.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-frontend-core/src/AbstractClient.tsx
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ export default abstract class AbstractClient extends EventEmitter {
 
       const plugin = params ? params.api : undefined;
 
+      const baseErrorMessage = `Unable to send ${params?.method ?? method} to ${
+        params?.api ?? 'FlipperCore'
+      }`;
       console.debug(data, 'message:call');
 
       const mark = this.getPerformanceMark(metadata);
@@ -391,12 +394,12 @@ export default abstract class AbstractClient extends EventEmitter {
             });
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          reject(new Error('Unable to send, connection error: ' + error));
+          reject(new Error(`${baseErrorMessage}, connection error: ${error}`));
         }
       } else {
         reject(
           new Error(
-            `Cannot send ${method}, client is not accepting messages for plugin ${plugin}`,
+            `${baseErrorMessage}, client is not accepting messages for plugin ${plugin}`,
           ),
         );
       }
diff --git a/desktop/plugins/public/layout/Inspector.tsx b/desktop/plugins/public/layout/Inspector.tsx
index cb3d0f0bf..96d7054e9 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/public/layout/Inspector.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/public/layout/Inspector.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ export default class Inspector extends Component<Props, State> {
             label: 'Focus',
             click: (id: ElementID) => {
               if (this.props.client.isConnected) {
-                this.props.client.call('onRequestAXFocus', {id});
+                this.props.client
+                  .call('onRequestAXFocus', {id})
+                  .catch((e) => console.warn('Unable to request AX focus', e));
               }
             },
           },