diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
index 867433aa78..887c6955bb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class WalletAppSetup {
                             rejectedTxException.set((RejectedTxException) exception);
                             getWalletServiceErrorMsg().set(Res.get("mainView.walletServiceErrorMsg.rejectedTxException", exception.getMessage()));
                         } else {
-                            getWalletServiceErrorMsg().set(Res.get("mainView.walletServiceErrorMsg.connectionError", exception.toString()));
+                            getWalletServiceErrorMsg().set(Res.get("mainView.walletServiceErrorMsg.connectionError", exception.getMessage()));
                         }
                     }
                     return result;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
index 2986ede2d0..3bc4488c13 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
@@ -232,14 +232,10 @@ public class XmrWalletService {
     public MoneroWalletRpc openWallet(String walletName) {
         log.info("{}.openWallet({})", getClass().getSimpleName(), walletName);
         if (isShutDownStarted) throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot open wallet because shutting down");
-        try {
-            return openWalletRpc(new MoneroWalletConfig()
-            .setPath(walletName)
-            .setPassword(getWalletPassword()),
+        return openWalletRpc(new MoneroWalletConfig()
+                .setPath(walletName)
+                .setPassword(getWalletPassword()),
             null);
-        } catch (MoneroError e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not open wallet '" + walletName + "'. Please close Haveno, stop all monero-wallet-rpc processes, and restart Haveno.");
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -712,7 +708,7 @@ public class XmrWalletService {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             stopWallet(walletRpc, config.getPath());
-            throw e;
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not open wallet '" + config.getPath() + "'. Please close Haveno, stop all monero-wallet-rpc processes, and restart Haveno.");
         }
     }