diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb0876b..954c711 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to Epicure are documented here. This file is mirrored in-app at `/changelog` (and in the admin dashboard) via `apps/web/lib/changelog.ts` — update both together.
 
+## 0.51.4 — 2026-07-19 12:50
+
+### Fixed
+- Gitea issue creation failures now log the real network-level cause server-side (DNS/connection/timeout, not just "fetch failed") and surface a more specific message in the admin support view's tooltip.
+
 ## 0.51.3 — 2026-07-19 12:35
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/changelog.ts b/apps/web/lib/changelog.ts
index bbff0c7..7b04e30 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/changelog.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/changelog.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Mirrors CHANGELOG.md at the repo root — update both together.
-export const APP_VERSION = "0.51.3";
+export const APP_VERSION = "0.51.4";
 
 export type ChangelogEntry = {
   version: string;
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ export type ChangelogEntry = {
 };
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.51.4",
+    date: "2026-07-19 12:50",
+    fixed: [
+      "Gitea issue creation failures now log the real network-level cause server-side (DNS/connection/timeout, not just \"fetch failed\") and surface a more specific message in the admin support view's tooltip.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.51.3",
     date: "2026-07-19 12:35",
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/gitea.ts b/apps/web/lib/gitea.ts
index 30f2130..94f7bf5 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/gitea.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/gitea.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ export async function createGiteaIssue(opts: {
     const issue = (await res.json()) as { html_url?: string };
     return { url: issue.html_url ?? null, error: issue.html_url ? null : "Gitea response had no html_url" };
   } catch (err) {
-    return { url: null, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error" };
+    // A thrown fetch error (DNS failure, connection refused, timeout, TLS
+    // error) never reaches the res.ok branch above, so its real cause would
+    // otherwise be lost — err.message alone is often just "fetch failed"
+    // with the actual reason nested in err.cause. Log server-side with the
+    // full cause chain, and fold a short form into the returned message so
+    // it also shows up in the admin support view's tooltip, not just logs.
+    const cause = err instanceof Error && err.cause instanceof Error ? err.cause.message : undefined;
+    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error";
+    console.error("[gitea] createGiteaIssue failed", { baseUrl, repo, message, cause });
+    return { url: null, error: cause ? `${message}: ${cause}` : message };
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 6490882..c91946b 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@epicure/web",
-  "version": "0.51.3",
+  "version": "0.51.4",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6db2db5..81de343 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "epicure",
-  "version": "0.51.3",
+  "version": "0.51.4",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "pnpm --filter web dev",