diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/BaseHandlerException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/BaseHandlerException.java
index 82ae4996..167e91fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/BaseHandlerException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/BaseHandlerException.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public abstract class BaseHandlerException extends RuntimeException {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -1646136434112354328L;
 
-    private HandlerErrorCode errorCode;
+    private final HandlerErrorCode errorCode;
 
     protected BaseHandlerException(final Throwable cause,
                                    final HandlerErrorCode errorCode) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected BaseHandlerException(final Throwable cause,
     protected BaseHandlerException(final String message,
                                    final Throwable cause,
                                    final HandlerErrorCode errorCode) {
-        super(message, cause);
+        super(String.format("%s %s", message, cause.getMessage()), cause);
         this.errorCode = errorCode;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAccessDeniedException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAccessDeniedException.java
index 1ad6a516..606d5eb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAccessDeniedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAccessDeniedException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnAccessDeniedException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnAccessDeniedException(final String operation) {
-        this(operation, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), operation), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnAccessDeniedException(final String operation,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAlreadyExistsException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAlreadyExistsException.java
index 4c55fa67..881ae195 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAlreadyExistsException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnAlreadyExistsException.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public CfnAlreadyExistsException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public CfnAlreadyExistsException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                      final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnAlreadyExistsException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceException.java
index b1429dd0..ec6c3ac7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnGeneralServiceException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnGeneralServiceException(final String operation) {
-        this(operation, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), operation), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnGeneralServiceException(final String operation,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInternalFailureException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInternalFailureException.java
index 782f3606..acd881b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInternalFailureException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInternalFailureException.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class CfnInternalFailureException extends BaseHandlerException {
     private static final HandlerErrorCode ERROR_CODE = HandlerErrorCode.InternalFailure;
 
     public CfnInternalFailureException() {
-        this(null);
+        super(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnInternalFailureException(final Throwable cause) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInvalidRequestException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInvalidRequestException.java
index 5b581bb7..9aa7dd15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInvalidRequestException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnInvalidRequestException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnInvalidRequestException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnInvalidRequestException(final String requestBody) {
-        this(requestBody, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), requestBody), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnInvalidRequestException(final String requestBody,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNetworkFailureException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNetworkFailureException.java
index 8055210b..90865a7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNetworkFailureException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNetworkFailureException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnNetworkFailureException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnNetworkFailureException(final String operation) {
-        this(operation, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), operation), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnNetworkFailureException(final String operation,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotFoundException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotFoundException.java
index 7c27f186..1557be2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotFoundException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotFoundException.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public CfnNotFoundException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public CfnNotFoundException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                 final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnNotFoundException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotStabilizedException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotStabilizedException.java
index 071e2681..fcb2e59b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotStabilizedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotStabilizedException.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public CfnNotStabilizedException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public CfnNotStabilizedException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                      final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnNotStabilizedException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotUpdatableException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotUpdatableException.java
index fddf4e9d..56ea700c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotUpdatableException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnNotUpdatableException.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public CfnNotUpdatableException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public CfnNotUpdatableException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                     final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnNotUpdatableException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnResourceConflictException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnResourceConflictException.java
index aa113560..659d69a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnResourceConflictException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnResourceConflictException.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public CfnResourceConflictException(final Throwable cause) {
     public CfnResourceConflictException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                         final String resourceIdentifier,
                                         final String conflictReason) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, conflictReason, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, conflictReason), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnResourceConflictException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceInternalErrorException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceInternalErrorException.java
index 2d7f37df..e3959837 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceInternalErrorException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceInternalErrorException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnServiceInternalErrorException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnServiceInternalErrorException(final String operation) {
-        this(operation, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), operation), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnServiceInternalErrorException(final String operation,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceLimitExceededException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceLimitExceededException.java
index f1d3e24c..de73a12a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceLimitExceededException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnServiceLimitExceededException.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public CfnServiceLimitExceededException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public CfnServiceLimitExceededException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                             final String reason) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, reason, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), resourceTypeName, reason), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnServiceLimitExceededException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnThrottlingException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnThrottlingException.java
index 7a085e28..d7fa5495 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnThrottlingException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnThrottlingException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public CfnThrottlingException(final Throwable cause) {
     }
 
     public CfnThrottlingException(final String operation) {
-        this(operation, null);
+        super(String.format(ERROR_CODE.getMessage(), operation), ERROR_CODE);
     }
 
     public CfnThrottlingException(final String operation,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceAlreadyExistsException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceAlreadyExistsException.java
index 29fec57f..fc7f21ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceAlreadyExistsException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceAlreadyExistsException.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public ResourceAlreadyExistsException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public ResourceAlreadyExistsException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                           final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier);
     }
 
     public ResourceAlreadyExistsException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java
index 182085ac..723b7349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public ResourceNotFoundException(final Throwable cause) {
 
     public ResourceNotFoundException(final String resourceTypeName,
                                      final String resourceIdentifier) {
-        this(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier, null);
+        super(resourceTypeName, resourceIdentifier);
     }
 
     public ResourceNotFoundException(final String resourceTypeName,
diff --git a/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceExceptionTests.java b/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceExceptionTests.java
index 04e765c6..244e9e15 100644
--- a/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceExceptionTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/software/amazon/cloudformation/exceptions/CfnGeneralServiceExceptionTests.java
@@ -56,4 +56,11 @@ public void cfnGeneralServiceException_errorMessage() {
             throw new CfnGeneralServiceException(new RuntimeException("something wrong"));
         }).satisfies(exception -> assertEquals("something wrong", exception.getMessage()));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void cfnGeneralServiceException_detailedErrorMessage() {
+        assertThatExceptionOfType(CfnGeneralServiceException.class).isThrownBy(() -> {
+            throw new CfnGeneralServiceException("Some operation", new RuntimeException("something wrong"));
+        }).satisfies(exception -> assertEquals("Error occurred during operation 'Some operation'. something wrong", exception.getMessage()));
+    }
 }