diff --git a/editor-api/archive_editor/data_model.py b/editor-api/archive_editor/data_model.py
index 4c91849..d669204 100644
--- a/editor-api/archive_editor/data_model.py
+++ b/editor-api/archive_editor/data_model.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
-from pydantic import BaseModel as Base, create_model, ConfigDict
+from pydantic import BaseModel as Base, create_model, ConfigDict, field_validator
 from typing import Union, Dict, List, Tuple
+from fastapi import HTTPException
 from biosimulators_utils.combine.data_model import CombineArchive
 from biosimulators_utils.sedml.data_model import SedDocument, Model, Simulation
 
@@ -31,7 +32,22 @@ class SerializedParametersBase(BaseModel):
     pass
 
 
-class SimulationEditConfirmation(BaseModel):
+class ResultConfirmation(BaseModel):
+    message: str 
+    
+    
+class UnsuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation(ResultConfirmation):
+    message: str = "Could not successfully edit the simulation"
+    exception: Exception
+    error: HTTPException
+    
+    @field_validator('error')
+    @classmethod
+    def raise_error(cls, error: HTTPException):
+        return error(status_code=500, detail=str(cls.exception))
+    
+    
+class SuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation(BaseModel):
     message: str = "Simulation edited successfully."
     download_link: str
 
diff --git a/editor-api/archive_editor/main.py b/editor-api/archive_editor/main.py
index f94cc8d..9e07bd6 100644
--- a/editor-api/archive_editor/main.py
+++ b/editor-api/archive_editor/main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory, mkdtemp
 import shutil  # For copying files
 from archive_editor.api import ArchiveEditorApi
-from archive_editor.data_model import SimulationEditConfirmation, SimulationEditResult
+from archive_editor.data_model import (
+    SuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation, 
+    UnsuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation,
+    SimulationEditResult
+)
 
 
 app = FastAPI(title="editor-api", version="1.0.0")
@@ -51,9 +55,13 @@ async def edit_simulation(
             edited_file_path = os.path.join(edited_files_storage, f"{new_omex_filename}.omex")
             shutil.move(file_path, edited_file_path)
 
-        return SimulationEditConfirmation(download_link=f"/download/{edited_file_path}")
+        return SuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation(download_link=f"/download/{edited_file_path}")
     except Exception as e:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+        result = UnsuccessfulSimulationEditConfirmation(
+            error=HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e)),
+            exception=e)
+        # raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=str(e))
+        raise result.error
 
 
 @app.get("/download/{file_identifier}")