diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge_autoadd/gtkui.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge_autoadd/gtkui.py
index fc9954ce0..92ef1188c 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge_autoadd/gtkui.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge_autoadd/gtkui.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class OptionsDialog:
             dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Incompatible Option'), str(ex), self.dialog).run()
 
     def on_error_show(self, result):
-        d = dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Error'), result.value.exception_msg, self.dialog)
+        d = dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Error'), result.value.message, self.dialog)
         result.cleanFailure()
         d.run()
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/connect.py b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/connect.py
index d917fdcca..4c76de38f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/connect.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/connect.py
@@ -58,13 +58,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 return component.start()
 
             def on_connect_fail(result):
-                try:
-                    msg = result.value.exception_msg
-                except AttributeError:
-                    msg = result.value.message
                 self.console.write(
-                    '{!error!}Failed to connect to %s:%s with reason: %s'
-                    % (host, port, msg)
+                    f'{{!error!}}Failed to connect to {host}:{port} with reason: {result.value.message}'
                 )
                 return result