diff --git a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol.php b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol.php
index c4088624ea..3ab613e4f8 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol.php
@@ -129,7 +129,17 @@ final class ATProtocol
 		}
 
 		$data = $this->get($pds . '/xrpc/' . $url, [HttpClientOptions::HEADERS => $headers]);
-		$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', is_null($data) ? self::STATUS_API_FAIL : self::STATUS_SUCCESS);
+		if (empty($data) || (!empty($data->code) && ($data->code < 200 || $data->code >= 400))) {
+			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_API_FAIL);
+			if (!empty($data->message)) {
+				$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', $data->message);
+			} elseif (!empty($data->code)) {
+				$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', 'Error Code: ' . $data->code);
+			}
+		} elseif (!empty($data)) {
+			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_SUCCESS);
+			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', '');
+		}
 		return $data;
 	}
 
@@ -156,6 +166,9 @@ final class ATProtocol
 				return null;
 			}
 			$data->code = $curlResult->getReturnCode();
+		} elseif (($curlResult->getReturnCode() < 200) || ($curlResult->getReturnCode() >= 400)) {
+			$this->logger->notice('Unexpected return code', ['url' => $url, 'code' => $curlResult->getReturnCode(), 'error' => $data ?: $curlResult->getBodyString()]);
+			$data->code = $curlResult->getReturnCode();
 		}
 
 		Item::incrementInbound(Protocol::BLUESKY);
@@ -198,6 +211,7 @@ final class ATProtocol
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			$this->logger->notice('Exception on post', ['exception' => $e]);
 			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_API_FAIL);
+			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', $e->getMessage());
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -206,6 +220,11 @@ final class ATProtocol
 			$this->logger->notice('API Error', ['url' => $url, 'code' => $curlResult->getReturnCode(), 'error' => $data ?: $curlResult->getBodyString()]);
 			if (!$data) {
 				$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_API_FAIL);
+				if (!empty($data->message)) {
+					$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', $data->message);
+				} elseif (!empty($data->code)) {
+					$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', 'Error Code: ' . $data->code);
+				}
 				return null;
 			}
 			$data->code = $curlResult->getReturnCode();
@@ -213,8 +232,14 @@ final class ATProtocol
 
 		if (!empty($data->code) && ($data->code >= 200) && ($data->code < 400)) {
 			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_SUCCESS);
+			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', '');
 		} else {
 			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_API_FAIL);
+			if (!empty($data->message)) {
+				$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', $data->message);
+			} elseif (!empty($data->code)) {
+				$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', 'Error Code: ' . $data->code);
+			}
 		}
 		return $data;
 	}
@@ -502,10 +527,6 @@ final class ATProtocol
 		$data = $this->post($uid, '/xrpc/com.atproto.server.refreshSession', '', ['Authorization' => ['Bearer ' . $token]]);
 		if (empty($data) || empty($data->accessJwt)) {
 			$this->logger->debug('Refresh failed', ['return' => $data]);
-			$password = $this->pConfig->get($uid, 'bluesky', 'password');
-			if (!empty($password)) {
-				return $this->createUserToken($uid, $password);
-			}
 			$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_TOKEN_FAIL);
 			return '';
 		}
@@ -542,6 +563,7 @@ final class ATProtocol
 		$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'refresh_token', $data->refreshJwt);
 		$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'token_created', time());
 		$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status', self::STATUS_TOKEN_OK);
+		$this->pConfig->set($uid, 'bluesky', 'status-message', '');
 		return $data->accessJwt;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Actor.php b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Actor.php
index a45bdd2978..882f40eab9 100755
--- a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Actor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Actor.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
+
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Jetstream.php b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Jetstream.php
index 78b84f27fb..64a8397ddf 100755
--- a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Jetstream.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Jetstream.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
+
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Processor.php b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Processor.php
index 852d21919d..4673a730bd 100755
--- a/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ATProtocol/Processor.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
+
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project