diff --git a/aiven/client/client.py b/aiven/client/client.py
index 26eff86..70f4ca1 100644
--- a/aiven/client/client.py
+++ b/aiven/client/client.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Error(Exception):
     """Request error"""
 
     def __init__(self, response: Response, status: int = 520) -> None:
-        Exception.__init__(self, response.text)
+        Exception.__init__(self, f"{response.text}, status({type(status)})={str(status)}")
         self.response = response
         self.status = status
 
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 203af75..c656a12 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 class MockResponse:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        status_code: int,
+        status_code: int | HTTPStatus,
         json_data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         headers: dict[str, str] | None = None,
         content: bytes | None = None,
     ):
-        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.status_code = status_code.value if isinstance(status_code, HTTPStatus) else status_code
         self.json_data = json_data
         if content is not None:
             self.content = content