diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/ArbitraryResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/ArbitraryResource.java
index ada8ff84..656bf949 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/ArbitraryResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/ArbitraryResource.java
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class ArbitraryResource {
 			return response;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			LOGGER.info(String.format("Unable to load %s %s: %s", service, name, e.getMessage()));
-			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e);
+			throw ApiExceptionFactory.INSTANCE.createCustomException(request, ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE, e.getMessage());
 		}
 	}