diff --git a/pages/api/website/[id]/metrics.js b/pages/api/website/[id]/metrics.js
index ef736ee0..e747ef21 100644
--- a/pages/api/website/[id]/metrics.js
+++ b/pages/api/website/[id]/metrics.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     const { id, type, start_at, end_at, domain, url } = req.query;
 
     if (domain && !DOMAIN_REGEX.test(domain)) {
-      return badRequest(res);
+      return badRequest(res, 'error.bad-domain\tInvalid domain name - please check settings');
     }
 
     const websiteId = +id;