diff --git a/examples/next/src/app/components/Connected.tsx b/examples/next/src/app/components/Connected.tsx
index 0af86513..a020a011 100644
--- a/examples/next/src/app/components/Connected.tsx
+++ b/examples/next/src/app/components/Connected.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ export const Connected = () => {
   }, [pendingFeeOptionConfirmation])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    console.log(error?.message)
+    if (error?.message) {
+      console.log(error.message)
+    }
   }, [error])
 
   const chainId = useChainId()
diff --git a/examples/react/src/components/Connected.tsx b/examples/react/src/components/Connected.tsx
index 011807b9..2e40e690 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/components/Connected.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/components/Connected.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const Connected = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (error?.message) {
-      console.log(error?.message)
+      console.log(error.message)
     }
   }, [error])