diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6a1cd9b..86cd2f8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ A web-based management interface designed to help you organize and manage your l
 
 ---
 
+## **⚠ Important Note**: To use the CivitAI download feature, you'll need to:
+
+1. Get your CivitAI API key from your profile settings
+2. Add it to the LoRA Manager settings page
+3. Save the settings
+
+---
+
 ## Key Features
 
 - 🚀 **High Performance**
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1f755ac5..03b9ff67 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "comfyui-lora-manager"
 description = "LoRA Manager for ComfyUI - Access it at http://localhost:8188/loras for managing LoRA models with previews and metadata integration."
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [
     "aiohttp",
diff --git a/routes/api_routes.py b/routes/api_routes.py
index 1b22dc2b..40d4742b 100644
--- a/routes/api_routes.py
+++ b/routes/api_routes.py
@@ -498,6 +498,10 @@ class ApiRoutes:
                     relative_path=data.get('relative_path'),
                     progress_callback=progress_callback  # Add progress callback
                 )
+                
+                if not result.get('success', False):
+                    return web.Response(status=500, text=result.get('error', 'Unknown error'))
+                
                 return web.json_response(result)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error downloading LoRA: {e}")