diff --git a/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js b/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
index 3793412693ce..ea8a90990988 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
+++ b/src/core/plugins/spec/actions.js
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ export const executeRequest = (req) =>
     .catch(
       err => {
         console.error(err)
+        if(err.message === "Failed to fetch") {
+          err.name = "Unknown Error"
+          err.message = "A network error occurred. This could be a CORS issue or a dropped internet connection. It is not possible for us to know."
+        }
         specActions.setResponse(req.pathName, req.method, {
           error: true, err: serializeError(err)
         })