diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 9c16d6601..10bcd5f4e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -1037,6 +1037,8 @@ def __init__(self, msg, tb=None, expected=False, cause=None, video_id=None, ie=N
         self.video_id = video_id
         self.ie = ie
         self.exc_info = sys.exc_info()  # preserve original exception
+        if isinstance(self.exc_info[1], ExtractorError):
+            self.exc_info = self.exc_info[1].exc_info
 
         super().__init__(''.join((
             format_field(ie, None, '[%s] '),