diff --git a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/errors.ts b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/errors.ts
index b6ee5c89e4..8b3f4c1975 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/errors.ts
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@ export function renderThrownError(headline: string, error: Error | AbortError) {
  * @param preset - The type of operation that failed.
  * @returns A function that accepts an error and renders it.
  */
-export function createRenderCatchError(resource: string, preset?: 'delete' | 'upload') {
-  let headline = resource
-
-  if (preset) {
-    headline =
-      preset === 'delete'
-        ? `Failed to delete file "${resource}" from remote theme.`
-        : `Failed to upload file "${resource}" to remote theme.`
-  }
+export function createSyncingCatchError(resource: string, preset?: 'delete' | 'upload') {
+  const headline =
+    {
+      delete: `Failed to delete file "${resource}" from remote theme.`,
+      upload: `Failed to upload file "${resource}" to remote theme.`,
+      default: resource,
+    }[preset ?? 'default'] ?? resource
 
   return (error: Error) => {
     renderThrownError(headline, error)
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-fs.ts b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-fs.ts
index cec3d5e89e..f08cb26f0d 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-fs.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-fs.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   getPatternsFromShopifyIgnore,
 } from './asset-ignore.js'
 import {Notifier} from './notifier.js'
-import {createRenderCatchError} from './errors.js'
+import {createSyncingCatchError} from './errors.js'
 import {DEFAULT_IGNORE_PATTERNS, timestampDateFormat} from '../constants.js'
 import {glob, readFile, ReadOptions, fileExists, mkdir, writeFile, removeFile} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/fs'
 import {joinPath, basename, relativePath} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/path'
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export function mountThemeFileSystem(root: string, options?: ThemeFileSystemOpti
 
         return true
       })
-      .catch(createRenderCatchError(fileKey, 'upload'))
+      .catch(createSyncingCatchError(fileKey, 'upload'))
 
     emitEvent(eventName, {
       fileKey,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export function mountThemeFileSystem(root: string, options?: ThemeFileSystemOpti
         unsyncedFileKeys.delete(fileKey)
         outputSyncResult('delete', fileKey)
       })
-      .catch(createRenderCatchError(fileKey, 'delete'))
+      .catch(createSyncingCatchError(fileKey, 'delete'))
   }
 
   const directoriesToWatch = new Set(
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-uploader.ts b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-uploader.ts
index f521ee4bb9..c81c396bee 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-uploader.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/cli/utilities/theme-uploader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {partitionThemeFiles} from './theme-fs.js'
 import {rejectGeneratedStaticAssets} from './asset-checksum.js'
 import {renderTasksToStdErr} from './theme-ui.js'
-import {createRenderCatchError} from './errors.js'
+import {createSyncingCatchError} from './errors.js'
 import {AdminSession} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/session'
 import {Result, Checksum, Theme, ThemeFileSystem} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/themes/types'
 import {AssetParams, bulkUploadThemeAssets, deleteThemeAsset} from '@shopify/cli-kit/node/themes/api'
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function buildDeleteJob(
         .catch((error: Error) => {
           failedDeleteAttempts++
           if (failedDeleteAttempts > 3) throw error
-          createRenderCatchError(file.key, 'delete')(error)
+          createSyncingCatchError(file.key, 'delete')(error)
         })
         .finally(() => {
           progress.current++