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The code:

```try {
    const eksName = await aws.ssm.getParameter({
    name: "eks-name",
    });
} catch(error) {
    // handle error
    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
}```

inside of the catch block, the below will be printed:

&gt; {"promise":{}}
so it's like I don't have access to the error message, etc

could be I'm just lacking some JS/TS skills as well, but I think it should be something like that

```const eksName = await aws.ssm.getParameter({
    name: "eks-name",
}).catch(err =&gt; console.log(err) /*handle here*/)```

<@UPL75DDUY> even with the await there you still have to use the catch function? That's a bit counter intuitive, no? Could be I'm lacking some knowledge here as I'm not a nodejs expert

you're correct, you don't need the `await` for the `.catch` to work