diff --git a/src/clientlayers/MessageRequest.jl b/src/clientlayers/MessageRequest.jl
index de467c2d9..adc16693f 100644
--- a/src/clientlayers/MessageRequest.jl
+++ b/src/clientlayers/MessageRequest.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ function messagelayer(handler)
                 handler(req; verbose, response_stream, kw...)
             end
         catch e
+            if e isa CapturedException
+                e = e.ex
+            end
             if e isa StatusError
                 resp = e.response
             end