diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 9b130e109..97bd33506 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ def __init__(self, msg, tb=None, expected=False, cause=None, video_id=None, ie=N
     def format_traceback(self):
         return join_nonempty(
             self.traceback and ''.join(traceback.format_tb(self.traceback)),
-            self.cause and ''.join(traceback.format_exception(self.cause)[1:]),
+            self.cause and ''.join(traceback.format_exception(None, self.cause, self.cause.__traceback__)[1:]),
             delim='\n') or None