diff --git a/packages/web-util/src/utils/http-impl.sw.ts b/packages/web-util/src/utils/http-impl.sw.ts
index dbb1f7834..5c15475ce 100644
--- a/packages/web-util/src/utils/http-impl.sw.ts
+++ b/packages/web-util/src/utils/http-impl.sw.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class ServiceWorkerHttpLib implements HttpRequestLibrary {
     } catch (e) {
       if (controller.signal) {
         throw TalerError.fromDetail(
-          controller.signal.reason,
+          TalerErrorCode.WALLET_HTTP_REQUEST_GENERIC_TIMEOUT,
           {},
           `request to ${requestUrl} timed out`,
         );