diff --git a/FastNotes/.gitignore b/FastNotes/.gitignore
index b08039b..b7a5991 100644
--- a/FastNotes/.gitignore
+++ b/FastNotes/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # dependencies
 node_modules/
+.vscode
 
 # Expo
 .expo/
diff --git a/FastNotes/libs/supabase.ts b/FastNotes/libs/supabase.ts
index 6197405..d168f32 100644
--- a/FastNotes/libs/supabase.ts
+++ b/FastNotes/libs/supabase.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ const extra = (Constants.expoConfig?.extra ?? Constants.expoConfig?.extra) as {
   supabaseKey?: string
 }
 
-const supabaseUrl = extra?.supabaseUrl
-const supabaseAnonKey = extra?.supabaseKey
+export const supabaseUrl = extra?.supabaseUrl
+export const supabaseAnonKey = extra?.supabaseKey
 
 if(!supabaseUrl || !supabaseAnonKey){
   throw new Error("Cannot read env variables")
diff --git a/FastNotes/src/notes/note-image-storage.ts b/FastNotes/src/notes/note-image-storage.ts
index 3fbcc70..8dceb9b 100644
--- a/FastNotes/src/notes/note-image-storage.ts
+++ b/FastNotes/src/notes/note-image-storage.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ function normalizeUploadFailureMessage(error: unknown) {
         }
 
         if (error.message.trim()) {
+            if (error.message.startsWith("Image upload failed.")) {
+                return error.message
+            }
+
             return `Image upload failed. ${error.message}`
         }
     }