diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.test.ts
index ec6dd4d..84b2d38 100644
--- a/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.test.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ describe("GET /api/v1/collection-confirm", () => {
     await expect(response.json()).resolves.toEqual(rows);
   });
 
-  it("returns a 500 with an error body when the service throws", async () => {
+  it("returns a 500 with a generic error body and logs the original error", async () => {
+    const errorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
     vi.mocked(listCollectedItems).mockRejectedValue(new Error("PB down"));
 
     const response = await GET();
 
     expect(response.status).toBe(500);
-    await expect(response.json()).resolves.toEqual({ error: "PB down" });
+    await expect(response.json()).resolves.toEqual({ error: "internal error" });
+    expect(errorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "[GET /api/v1/collection-confirm]",
+      expect.any(Error),
+    );
+    errorSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.ts b/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.ts
index 0ad5b91..b0b726c 100644
--- a/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/collection-confirm/route.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ export async function GET(): Promise<NextResponse> {
     const rows = await listCollectedItems();
     return NextResponse.json(rows);
   } catch (error) {
-    return NextResponse.json(
-      { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "internal error" },
-      { status: 500 },
-    );
+    console.error("[GET /api/v1/collection-confirm]", error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "internal error" }, { status: 500 });
   }
 }