diff --git a/xCAT-openbmc-py/lib/python/agent/common/exceptions.py b/xCAT-openbmc-py/lib/python/agent/common/exceptions.py
index 88e80e59a..ba135d177 100644
--- a/xCAT-openbmc-py/lib/python/agent/common/exceptions.py
+++ b/xCAT-openbmc-py/lib/python/agent/common/exceptions.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 class SelfServerException(Exception) :
     def __init__(self, message, detail_msg= "", host_and_port="") :
         super(Exception, self).__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
         self.host_and_port = host_and_port
         self.detail_msg = detail_msg
 
 class SelfClientException(Exception) :
     def __init__(self, message, code) :
         super(Exception, self).__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
         self.code = code