diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cc0f28..f26f1ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.instaclustr</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.0</version>
+  <version>1.5.0</version>
 
   <name>Instaclustr commons</name>
   <description>Common classes and utilities integrated with various projects</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/operations/Operation.java b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/operations/Operation.java
index 0adc9eb..c147b71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/operations/Operation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/operations/Operation.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public static class Error {
 
         public String source;
         public String message;
+
+        @JsonIgnore
         public Throwable throwable;
 
         public Error() {
@@ -68,7 +70,13 @@ public Error() {
 
         public Error(final Throwable throwable, final String message, final String source) {
             this.throwable = throwable;
-            this.message = message;
+
+            if (this.throwable != null && this.throwable.getCause() != null && this.throwable.getCause().getMessage() != null) {
+                this.message = this.throwable.getCause().getMessage();
+            } else {
+                this.message = message;
+            }
+
             this.source = source;
         }