diff --git a/stdlib/netlify/netlify.sh.cue b/stdlib/netlify/netlify.sh.cue
index 46306187..428a60fd 100644
--- a/stdlib/netlify/netlify.sh.cue
+++ b/stdlib/netlify/netlify.sh.cue
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ package netlify
 	create_site() {
 	    url="https://api.netlify.com/api/v1/${NETLIFY_ACCOUNT:-}/sites"
 
-	    response=$(curl -s -S -f -H "Authorization: Bearer $NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN" \
+	    response=$(curl -s -S --fail-with-body -H "Authorization: Bearer $NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN" \
 	                -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 	                $url \
-	                -d "{\"name\": \"${NETLIFY_SITE_NAME}\", \"custom_domain\": \"${NETLIFY_DOMAIN}\"}"
+	                -d "{\"name\": \"${NETLIFY_SITE_NAME}\", \"custom_domain\": \"${NETLIFY_DOMAIN}\"}" -o body
 	            )
 	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		cat body >&2
 	        exit 1
 	    fi
 
-	    echo $response | jq -r '.site_id'
+	    cat body | jq -r '.site_id' 
 	}
 
 	site_id=$(curl -s -S -f -H "Authorization: Bearer $NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN" \