diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainTradeBotResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainTradeBotResource.java
index 35a678f2..35afd604 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainTradeBotResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/CrossChainTradeBotResource.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class CrossChainTradeBotResource {
 
 			return Base58.encode(unsignedBytes);
 		} catch (DataException e) {
-			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e);
+			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createCustomException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class CrossChainTradeBotResource {
 					return "false";
 			}
 		} catch (DataException e) {
-			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e);
+			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createCustomException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}