diff --git a/src/stores/userConfigStore.ts b/src/stores/userConfigStore.ts
index c1f6b0f1f548e3b21bb1a5d5c45ac80da9d8eab4..3b5661531c91b403d1fb631dc6959fa513065285 100644
--- a/src/stores/userConfigStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/userConfigStore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import authInterceptor from '@/services/authInterceptor'
-import axios from 'axios'
+import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios'
 
 export const useUserConfigStore = defineStore('userConfig', {
     state: () => ({
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ export const useUserConfigStore = defineStore('userConfig', {
             type: string
             specificAmount: number
             generalAmount: number
-        }[]
+        }[],
+        errorMessage: ref<string>('')
     }),
     actions: {
         setExperience(value: string) {
@@ -23,23 +25,28 @@ export const useUserConfigStore = defineStore('userConfig', {
         addChallengeTypeConfig(type: string, specificAmount: number, generalAmount: number) {
             this.challengeTypeConfigs.push({ type, specificAmount, generalAmount })
         },
-        async postUserConfig() {
+        postUserConfig() {
             const payload = {
                 experience: this.experience,
                 motivation: this.motivation,
                 challengeTypeConfigs: Array.from(this.challengeTypeConfigs)
             }
 
-            try {
-                const response = await authInterceptor.post('/users/me/config/challenge', payload)
-                console.log('Success:', response.data)
-            } catch (error: unknown) {
-                if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
-                    console.error('Axios error:', error.response?.data || error.message)
-                } else {
-                    console.error('An unexpected error occurred:', error)
-                }
-            }
+            authInterceptor
+                .post('/config/challenge', payload)
+                .then((response) => {
+                    console.log('Success:', response.data)
+                })
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    const axiosError = error as AxiosError
+                    if (axiosError.response && axiosError.response.data) {
+                        const errorData = axiosError.response.data as { message: string }
+                        this.errorMessage = errorData.message || 'An error occurred'
+                    } else {
+                        this.errorMessage = 'An unexpected error occurred'
+                    }
+                    console.error('Axios error:', this.errorMessage)
+                })
         }
     }
 })