diff --git a/src/workforce.js b/src/workforce.js
index b1f5ecd..d6085a2 100644
--- a/src/workforce.js
+++ b/src/workforce.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ async function getWorkforceToken() {
       grant_type: 'password',
       username: creds.email,
       password: creds.password,
-      scope: 'me',
     }).toString(),
     signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000),
   })
@@ -47,7 +46,10 @@ async function wfFetch(path) {
     headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
     signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000),
   })
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Workforce API error ${res.status} at ${path}`)
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const body = await res.text().catch(() => '')
+    throw new Error(`Workforce API error ${res.status} at ${path}${body ? ': ' + body.slice(0, 200) : ''}`)
+  }
   return res.json()
 }