diff --git a/src/components/widgets/unifi_console/unifi_console.jsx b/src/components/widgets/unifi_console/unifi_console.jsx
index 3e3e135e7..af8fd4586 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/unifi_console/unifi_console.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/unifi_console/unifi_console.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function Widget({ options }) {
   options.type = "unifi_console";
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(options, "stat/sites", { index: options.index });
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
+  if (statsError) {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col justify-center first:ml-0 ml-4">
         <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-end">
diff --git a/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js b/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
index b196e62c4..05eb220ec 100644
--- a/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
+++ b/src/utils/proxy/use-widget-api.js
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@ import useSWR from "swr";
 import { formatProxyUrl } from "./api-helpers";
 
 export default function useWidgetAPI(widget, ...options) {
-  return useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, ...options));
+  const config = {};
+  if (options?.refreshInterval) {
+    config.refreshInterval = options.refreshInterval;
+  }
+  const { data, error } = useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, ...options), config);
+  // make the data error the top-level error
+  return { data, error: data?.error ?? error }
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/adguard/component.jsx b/src/widgets/adguard/component.jsx
index 3147ffcf8..bab969ad3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/adguard/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/adguard/component.jsx
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: adguardData, error: adguardError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "stats");
 
-  if (adguardError || adguardData?.error) {
-    const finalError = adguardError ?? adguardData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (adguardError) {
+    return <Container error={adguardError} />;
   }
+  
   if (!adguardData) {
     return (
       <Container service={service}>
diff --git a/src/widgets/authentik/component.jsx b/src/widgets/authentik/component.jsx
index d4aa8dba7..84498db48 100644
--- a/src/widgets/authentik/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/authentik/component.jsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: loginsData, error: loginsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "login");
   const { data: failedLoginsData, error: failedLoginsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "login_failed");
 
-  if (usersError || usersData?.error || loginsError || loginsData?.error || failedLoginsError || failedLoginsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = usersError ?? usersData?.error ?? loginsError ?? loginsData?.error ?? failedLoginsError ?? failedLoginsData?.error;
+  if (usersError || loginsError || failedLoginsError) {
+    const finalError = usersError ?? loginsError ?? failedLoginsError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/autobrr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/autobrr/component.jsx
index d2769f0d4..3c1702436 100644
--- a/src/widgets/autobrr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/autobrr/component.jsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: filtersData, error: filtersError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "filters");
   const { data: indexersData, error: indexersError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "indexers");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error || filtersError || filtersData?.error || indexersError || indexersData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData?.error ?? filtersError ?? filtersData?.error ?? indexersError ?? indexersData?.error;
+  if (statsError || filtersError || indexersError) {
+    const finalError = statsError ?? filtersError ?? indexersError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/bazarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/bazarr/component.jsx
index 070f82326..0537c180d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/bazarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/bazarr/component.jsx
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: episodesData, error: episodesError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "episodes");
   const { data: moviesData, error: moviesError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "movies");
 
-  if (moviesError || moviesData?.error || episodesError || episodesData?.error) {
-    const finalError = moviesError ?? moviesData?.error ?? episodesError ?? episodesData?.error;
+  if (moviesError || episodesError) {
+    const finalError = moviesError ?? episodesError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/changedetectionio/component.jsx b/src/widgets/changedetectionio/component.jsx
index ce29691f2..0a4ce8d2c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/changedetectionio/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/changedetectionio/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data, error } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "info");
 
-  if (error || data?.error) {
-    const finalError = error ?? data.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (error) {
+    return <Container error={error} />;
   }
   const totalObserved = Object.keys(data).length;
   let diffsDetected = 0;
diff --git a/src/widgets/coinmarketcap/component.jsx b/src/widgets/coinmarketcap/component.jsx
index fa5844bdf..90b91a5ea 100644
--- a/src/widgets/coinmarketcap/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/coinmarketcap/component.jsx
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData || !dateRange) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx b/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
index 26371c814..a61cd7aa7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/emby/component.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import useSWR from "swr";
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 import { BsVolumeMuteFill, BsFillPlayFill, BsPauseFill, BsCpu, BsFillCpuFill } from "react-icons/bs";
 import { MdOutlineSmartDisplay } from "react-icons/md";
 
-import { formatProxyUrl, formatProxyUrlWithSegments } from "utils/proxy/api-helpers";
 import Container from "components/services/widget/container";
+import { formatProxyUrlWithSegments } from "utils/proxy/api-helpers";
+import useWidgetAPI from "utils/proxy/use-widget-api";
 
 function ticksToTime(ticks) {
   const milliseconds = ticks / 10000;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     data: sessionsData,
     error: sessionsError,
     mutate: sessionMutate,
-  } = useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, "Sessions"), {
+  } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "Sessions", {
     refreshInterval: 5000,
   });
 
@@ -171,9 +171,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     });
   }
 
-  if (sessionsError || sessionsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = sessionsError ?? sessionsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (sessionsError) {
+    return <Container error={sessionsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!sessionsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/gotify/component.jsx b/src/widgets/gotify/component.jsx
index cedc3f84a..7cd5c1358 100644
--- a/src/widgets/gotify/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/gotify/component.jsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: messagesData, error: messagesError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "message");
   const { data: clientsData, error: clientsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "client");
 
-  if (appsError || appsData?.error || messagesError || messagesData?.error || clientsError || clientsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = appsError ?? appsData?.error ?? messagesError ?? messagesData?.error ?? clientsError ?? clientsData?.error;
+  if (appsError || messagesError || clientsError) {
+    const finalError = appsError ?? messagesError ?? clientsError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/homebridge/component.jsx b/src/widgets/homebridge/component.jsx
index 3f1dc5dad..a1e2f2e1d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/homebridge/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/homebridge/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: homebridgeData, error: homebridgeError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "info");
 
-  if (homebridgeError || homebridgeData?.error) {
-    const finalError = homebridgeError ?? homebridgeData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (homebridgeError) {
+    return <Container error={homebridgeError} />;
   }
 
   if (!homebridgeData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/jackett/component.jsx b/src/widgets/jackett/component.jsx
index e9fcd95a8..b70cbd954 100644
--- a/src/widgets/jackett/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/jackett/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: indexersData, error: indexersError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "indexers");
 
-  if (indexersError || indexersData?.error) {
-    const finalError = indexersError ?? indexersData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (indexersError) {
+    return <Container error={indexersError} />;
   }
 
   if (!indexersData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/jellyseerr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/jellyseerr/component.jsx
index aece8560f..a129909eb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/jellyseerr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/jellyseerr/component.jsx
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "request/count");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/lidarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/lidarr/component.jsx
index 5951e094c..b612ae32e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/lidarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/lidarr/component.jsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: wantedData, error: wantedError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "wanted/missing");
   const { data: queueData, error: queueError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "queue/status");
 
-  if (albumsError || albumsData?.error || wantedError || wantedData?.error || queueError || queueData?.error) {
-    const finalError = albumsError ?? albumsData?.error ?? wantedError ?? wantedData?.error ?? queueError ?? queueData?.error;
+  if (albumsError || wantedError || queueError) {
+    const finalError = albumsError ?? wantedError ?? queueError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/mastodon/component.jsx b/src/widgets/mastodon/component.jsx
index 477d648ec..fd4f0ece6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/mastodon/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/mastodon/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "instance");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/navidrome/component.jsx b/src/widgets/navidrome/component.jsx
index f4f3e6721..e45ac6555 100644
--- a/src/widgets/navidrome/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/navidrome/component.jsx
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: navidromeData, error: navidromeError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "getNowPlaying");
 
-  if (navidromeError || navidromeData?.error || navidromeData?.["subsonic-response"]?.error) {
-    return <Container error={t("widget.api_error")} />;
+  if (navidromeError || navidromeData?.["subsonic-response"]?.error) {
+    return <Container error={navidromeError ?? navidromeData?.["subsonic-response"]?.error} />;
   }
 
   if (!navidromeData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/nzbget/component.jsx b/src/widgets/nzbget/component.jsx
index 92408982a..b33e0830a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/nzbget/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/nzbget/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statusData, error: statusError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "status");
 
-  if (statusError || statusData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statusError ?? statusData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statusError) {
+    return <Container error={statusError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statusData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/ombi/component.jsx b/src/widgets/ombi/component.jsx
index a5a0a0b73..722d5c457 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ombi/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/ombi/component.jsx
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "Request/count");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/overseerr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/overseerr/component.jsx
index f0269b4f1..6f5ae8ffe 100644
--- a/src/widgets/overseerr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/overseerr/component.jsx
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "request/count");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/pihole/component.jsx b/src/widgets/pihole/component.jsx
index cb77cc2b6..f213ac6db 100644
--- a/src/widgets/pihole/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/pihole/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: piholeData, error: piholeError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "api.php");
 
-  if (piholeError || piholeData?.error) {
-    const finalError = piholeError ?? piholeData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (piholeError) {
+    return <Container error={piholeError} />;
   }
 
   if (!piholeData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx b/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
index cf6d705cf..6fe15bd57 100644
--- a/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/plex/component.jsx
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
-import useSWR from "swr";
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 
 import Block from "components/services/widget/block";
 import Container from "components/services/widget/container";
-import { formatProxyUrl } from "utils/proxy/api-helpers";
+import useWidgetAPI from "utils/proxy/use-widget-api";
 
 export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const { widget } = service;
 
-  const { data: plexData, error: plexAPIError } = useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, "unified"), {
+  const { data: plexData, error: plexAPIError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "unified", {
     refreshInterval: 5000,
   });
 
-  if (plexAPIError || plexData?.error) {
-    const finalError = plexAPIError ?? plexData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (plexAPIError) {
+    return <Container error={plexAPIError} />;
   }
 
   if (!plexData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js b/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
index c016023dd..36b7a268e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
+++ b/src/widgets/plex/proxy.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default async function plexProxyHandler(req, res) {
   let [status, apiData] = await fetchFromPlexAPI("/status/sessions", widget);
 
   if (status !== 200) {
-    return res.status(status).json({error: {message: "HTTP error communicating with Plex API", data: apiData}});
+    return res.status(status).json({error: {message: "HTTP error communicating with Plex API", data: Buffer.from(apiData).toString()}});
   }
 
   if (apiData && apiData.MediaContainer) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/portainer/component.jsx b/src/widgets/portainer/component.jsx
index 87c173dd8..ccc26b7f6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/portainer/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/portainer/component.jsx
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
     all: 1,
   });
 
-  if (containersError || containersData?.error) {
-    const finalError = containersError ?? containersData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (containersError) {
+    return <Container error={containersError} />;
   }
 
   if (!containersData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/prowlarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/prowlarr/component.jsx
index 6649fdefd..890679e52 100644
--- a/src/widgets/prowlarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/prowlarr/component.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: indexersData, error: indexersError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "indexer");
   const { data: grabsData, error: grabsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "indexerstats");
 
-  if (indexersError || indexersData?.error || grabsError || grabsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = indexersError ?? indexersData?.error ?? grabsError ?? grabsData?.error;
+  if (indexersError || grabsError) {
+    const finalError = indexersError ?? grabsError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/proxmox/component.jsx b/src/widgets/proxmox/component.jsx
index 79d2d8814..1d384b546 100644
--- a/src/widgets/proxmox/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/proxmox/component.jsx
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: clusterData, error: clusterError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "cluster/resources");
 
-  if (clusterError || clusterData?.error) {
-    const finalError = clusterError ?? clusterData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (clusterError) {
+    return <Container error={clusterError} />;
   }
 
   if (!clusterData || !clusterData.data) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/pyload/component.jsx b/src/widgets/pyload/component.jsx
index 958733c31..3bb4b0c45 100644
--- a/src/widgets/pyload/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/pyload/component.jsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { widget } = service;
   const { data: pyloadData, error: pyloadError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "status");
 
-  if (pyloadError || pyloadData?.error) {
-    return <Container error={t("widget.api_error")} />;
+  if (pyloadError) {
+    return <Container error={pyloadError} />;
   }
 
   if (!pyloadData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/qbittorrent/component.jsx b/src/widgets/qbittorrent/component.jsx
index 541032a1f..3abc933da 100644
--- a/src/widgets/qbittorrent/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/qbittorrent/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: torrentData, error: torrentError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "torrents/info");
 
-  if (torrentError || torrentData?.error) {
-    const finalError = torrentError ?? torrentData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (torrentError) {
+    return <Container error={torrentError} />;
   }
 
   if (!torrentData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/radarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/radarr/component.jsx
index 679ce4fd0..f2620b789 100644
--- a/src/widgets/radarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/radarr/component.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: moviesData, error: moviesError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "movie");
   const { data: queuedData, error: queuedError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "queue/status");
 
-  if (moviesError || moviesData?.error || queuedError || queuedData?.error) {
-    const finalError = moviesError ?? moviesData?.error ?? queuedError ?? queuedData?.error;
+  if (moviesError || queuedError) {
+    const finalError = moviesError ?? queuedError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/readarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/readarr/component.jsx
index ddf2dfd7c..4eee11f4f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/readarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/readarr/component.jsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: wantedData, error: wantedError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "wanted/missing");
   const { data: queueData, error: queueError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "queue/status");
 
-  if (booksError || booksData?.error || wantedError || wantedData?.error || queueError || queueData?.error) {
-    const finalError = booksError ?? booksData?.error ?? wantedError ?? wantedData?.error ?? queueError ?? queueData?.error;
+  if (booksError || wantedError || queueError) {
+    const finalError = booksError ?? wantedError ?? queueError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/rutorrent/component.jsx b/src/widgets/rutorrent/component.jsx
index 4f7340f58..ef3a278f1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/rutorrent/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/rutorrent/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statusData, error: statusError } = useWidgetAPI(widget);
 
-  if (statusError || statusData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statusError ?? statusData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statusError) {
+    return <Container error={statusError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statusData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/sabnzbd/component.jsx b/src/widgets/sabnzbd/component.jsx
index db49160b2..b0cdb9518 100644
--- a/src/widgets/sabnzbd/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/sabnzbd/component.jsx
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: queueData, error: queueError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "queue");
 
-  if (queueError || queueData?.error) {
-    const finalError = queueError ?? queueData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (queueError) {
+    return <Container error={queueError} />;
   }
 
   if (!queueData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/sonarr/component.jsx b/src/widgets/sonarr/component.jsx
index 28751eb66..14dd33287 100644
--- a/src/widgets/sonarr/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/sonarr/component.jsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: queuedData, error: queuedError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "queue");
   const { data: seriesData, error: seriesError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "series");
 
-  if (wantedError || wantedData?.error || queuedError || queuedData?.error || seriesError || seriesData?.error) {
-    const finalError = wantedError ?? wantedData?.error ?? queuedError ?? queuedData?.error ?? seriesError ?? seriesData?.error;
+  if (wantedError || queuedError || seriesError) {
+    const finalError = wantedError ?? queuedError ?? seriesError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/speedtest/component.jsx b/src/widgets/speedtest/component.jsx
index b8bc7fdd6..3067dbf3d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/speedtest/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/speedtest/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: speedtestData, error: speedtestError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "speedtest/latest");
 
-  if (speedtestError || speedtestData?.error) {
-    const finalError = speedtestError ?? speedtestData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (speedtestError) {
+    return <Container error={speedtestError} />;
   }
 
   if (!speedtestData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/strelaysrv/component.jsx b/src/widgets/strelaysrv/component.jsx
index 3366ffc29..f58f8830a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/strelaysrv/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/strelaysrv/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "status");
 
-  if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (statsError) {
+    return <Container error={statsError} />;
   }
 
   if (!statsData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx b/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
index d77f2b1e4..44b1eb6db 100644
--- a/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/tautulli/component.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable camelcase */
-import useSWR from "swr";
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 import { BsFillPlayFill, BsPauseFill, BsCpu, BsFillCpuFill } from "react-icons/bs";
 import { MdOutlineSmartDisplay, MdSmartDisplay } from "react-icons/md";
 
-import { formatProxyUrl } from "utils/proxy/api-helpers";
 import Container from "components/services/widget/container";
+import useWidgetAPI from "utils/proxy/use-widget-api";
 
 function millisecondsToTime(milliseconds) {
   const seconds = Math.floor((milliseconds / 1000) % 60);
@@ -119,13 +118,12 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { widget } = service;
 
-  const { data: activityData, error: activityError } = useSWR(formatProxyUrl(widget, "get_activity"), {
+  const { data: activityData, error: activityError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "get_activity", {
     refreshInterval: 5000,
   });
 
-  if (activityError || activityData?.error) {
-    const finalError = activityError ?? activityData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (activityError) {
+    return <Container error={activityError} />;
   }
 
   if (!activityData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/traefik/component.jsx b/src/widgets/traefik/component.jsx
index bee59c290..7739e62a1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/traefik/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/traefik/component.jsx
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: traefikData, error: traefikError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "overview");
 
-  if (traefikError || traefikData?.error) {
-    const finalError = traefikError ?? traefikData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (traefikError) {
+    return <Container error={traefikError} />;
   }
 
   if (!traefikData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/transmission/component.jsx b/src/widgets/transmission/component.jsx
index 6cc8efe6e..7de276c28 100644
--- a/src/widgets/transmission/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/transmission/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: torrentData, error: torrentError } = useWidgetAPI(widget);
 
-  if (torrentError || torrentData?.error) {
-    const finalError = torrentError ?? torrentData.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (torrentError) {
+    return <Container error={torrentError} />;
   }
 
   if (!torrentData) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/truenas/component.jsx b/src/widgets/truenas/component.jsx
index fd2fdbe79..70f917ab4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/truenas/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/truenas/component.jsx
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: alertData, error: alertError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "alerts");
   const { data: statusData, error: statusError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "status");
 
-  if (alertError || alertData?.error || statusError || statusData?.error) {
-    const finalError = alertError ?? alertData?.error ?? statusError ?? statusData?.error;
+  if (alertError || statusError) {
+    const finalError = alertError ?? statusError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/tubearchivist/component.jsx b/src/widgets/tubearchivist/component.jsx
index 503fb0faa..b1b310d77 100644
--- a/src/widgets/tubearchivist/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/tubearchivist/component.jsx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
   const { data: channelsData, error: channelsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "channels");
   const { data: playlistsData, error: playlistsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "playlists");
 
-  if (downloadsError || downloadsData?.error || videosError || videosData?.error || channelsError || channelsData?.error || playlistsError || playlistsData?.error) {
-    const finalError = downloadsError ?? downloadsData?.error ?? videosError ?? videosData?.error ?? channelsError ?? channelsData?.error ?? playlistsError ?? playlistsData?.error;
+  if (downloadsError || videosError || channelsError || playlistsError) {
+    const finalError = downloadsError ?? videosError ?? channelsError ?? playlistsError;
     return <Container error={finalError} />;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/unifi/component.jsx b/src/widgets/unifi/component.jsx
index ea161d674..6df43dfdb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/unifi/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/unifi/component.jsx
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
     const { data: statsData, error: statsError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "stat/sites");
 
-    if (statsError || statsData?.error) {
-        const finalError = statsError ?? statsData.error;
-        return <Container error={finalError} />;
+    if (statsError) {
+        return <Container error={statsError} />;
     }
 
     const defaultSite = statsData?.data?.find(s => s.name === "default");
diff --git a/src/widgets/watchtower/component.jsx b/src/widgets/watchtower/component.jsx
index 2f683c1db..3550e3f43 100644
--- a/src/widgets/watchtower/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/watchtower/component.jsx
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ export default function Component({ service }) {
 
   const { data: watchData, error: watchError } = useWidgetAPI(widget, "watchtower");
 
-  if (watchError || watchData?.error) {
-    const finalError = watchError ?? watchData?.error;
-    return <Container error={finalError} />;
+  if (watchError) {
+    return <Container error={watchError} />;
   }
 
   if (!watchData) {