diff --git a/supervisor/addons/addon.py b/supervisor/addons/addon.py
index b49cc10f5..3734e4e93 100644
--- a/supervisor/addons/addon.py
+++ b/supervisor/addons/addon.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ class Addon(AddonModel):
             raise AddonsError() from err
         except DockerError as err:
             self.state = AddonState.ERROR
-            raise AddonsError(err) from err
+            raise AddonsError() from err
         else:
             self.state = AddonState.STARTED
 
diff --git a/supervisor/api/utils.py b/supervisor/api/utils.py
index 9c5fceefd..e9eeedc0d 100644
--- a/supervisor/api/utils.py
+++ b/supervisor/api/utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ from ..const import (
     RESULT_ERROR,
     RESULT_OK,
 )
-from ..exceptions import APIError, APIForbidden, HassioError
+from ..exceptions import APIError, APIForbidden, DockerAPIError, HassioError
+from ..utils import check_exception_chain, get_message_from_exception_chain
 from ..utils.log_format import format_message
 
 
@@ -57,12 +58,8 @@ def api_process(method):
         """Return API information."""
         try:
             answer = await method(api, *args, **kwargs)
-        except (APIError, APIForbidden) as err:
-            return api_return_error(message=str(err))
-        except HassioError as err:
-            return api_return_error(
-                message=str(err) if err else "Unknown Error, see logs"
-            )
+        except (APIError, APIForbidden, HassioError) as err:
+            return api_return_error(error=err)
 
         if isinstance(answer, dict):
             return api_return_ok(data=answer)
@@ -100,10 +97,17 @@ def api_process_raw(content):
     return wrap_method
 
 
-def api_return_error(message: Optional[str] = None) -> web.Response:
+def api_return_error(error: Optional[Any] = None) -> web.Response:
     """Return an API error message."""
+    message = get_message_from_exception_chain(error)
+    if check_exception_chain(error, DockerAPIError):
+        message = format_message(message)
     return web.json_response(
-        {JSON_RESULT: RESULT_ERROR, JSON_MESSAGE: format_message(message)}, status=400
+        {
+            JSON_RESULT: RESULT_ERROR,
+            JSON_MESSAGE: message or "Unknown error, see supervisor",
+        },
+        status=400,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/supervisor/utils/__init__.py b/supervisor/utils/__init__.py
index ff1078100..ca7bc9d6c 100644
--- a/supervisor/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/supervisor/utils/__init__.py
@@ -121,3 +121,14 @@ def check_exception_chain(err: Exception, object_type: Any) -> bool:
         return False
 
     return check_exception_chain(err.__context__, object_type)
+
+
+def get_message_from_exception_chain(err: Exception) -> str:
+    """Get the first message from the exception chain."""
+    if str(err):
+        return str(err)
+
+    if not err.__context__:
+        return ""
+
+    return get_message_from_exception_chain(err.__context__)
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_exception_helper.py b/tests/utils/test_exception_helper.py
index 71b424fa2..05036ab04 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_exception_helper.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_exception_helper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Test exception helpers."""
 
-from supervisor.utils import check_exception_chain
+from supervisor.utils import check_exception_chain, get_message_from_exception_chain
 
 
 def test_simple_chain_exception():
@@ -55,3 +55,33 @@ def test_list_nested_chain_exception_not():
             raise KeyError() from err
     except KeyError as err:
         assert not check_exception_chain(err, (AssertionError, OSError))
+
+
+def test_simple_chain_exception_message():
+    """Test simple chain of excepiton."""
+
+    try:
+        raise ValueError("error")
+    except ValueError as err:
+        assert get_message_from_exception_chain(err) == "error"
+
+
+def test_simple_chain_exception_not_message():
+    """Test simple chain of excepiton."""
+
+    try:
+        raise ValueError()
+    except ValueError as err:
+        assert not get_message_from_exception_chain(err)
+
+
+def test_simple_nested_chain_exception_message():
+    """Test simple nested chain of excepiton."""
+
+    try:
+        try:
+            raise ValueError("error")
+        except ValueError as err:
+            raise KeyError() from err
+    except KeyError as err:
+        assert get_message_from_exception_chain(err) == "error"