diff --git a/frontend/src/api/public-client.ts b/frontend/src/api/public-client.ts
index 1fa5d68..47ecdd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/public-client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/public-client.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ async function request<T>(url: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
     try {
       const body: unknown = await res.json();
       if (typeof body === "object" && body !== null && "detail" in body) {
-        detail = String((body as { detail: unknown }).detail);
+        const d = (body as { detail: unknown }).detail;
+        detail = typeof d === "string" ? d : Array.isArray(d) ? d.map((e: any) => e.msg || JSON.stringify(e)).join("; ") : JSON.stringify(d);
       }
     } catch {
       // body not JSON — keep statusText
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx
index 0dc4d1c..9b3e37b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CreatorsBrowse.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function CreatorsBrowse() {
         const res = await fetchCreators({
           sort,
           genre: genreFilter ?? undefined,
-          limit: 200,
+          limit: 100,
         });
         if (!cancelled) setCreators(res.items);
       } catch (err) {