diff --git a/src/socketEvents/character/create.ts b/src/socketEvents/character/create.ts
index 221dc9f..a7e1c92 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/character/create.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/character/create.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import CharacterRepository from '../../repositories/characterRepository'
 import { ZCharacterCreate } from '../../utilities/zodTypes'
 import prisma from '../../utilities/prisma'
 import { gameLogger } from '../../utilities/logger'
+import { ZodError } from 'zod'
 
 export default class CharacterCreateEvent {
   constructor(
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ export default class CharacterCreateEvent {
 
       gameLogger.info('character:create success')
     } catch (error: any) {
-      console.log(error)
       gameLogger.error(`character:create error: ${error.message}`)
+      if (error instanceof ZodError) {
+        return this.socket.emit('notification', { message: error.issues[0].message })
+      }
       return this.socket.emit('notification', { message: 'Could not create character. Please try again (later).' })
     }
   }