diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
index a21e489c0..78df6a2bc 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 }
 
 .join-flow-registration-error {
+    user-select: text; /* make text selectable, so users can copy errors */
     padding-top: 5.5rem;
 }