diff --git a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/metadata/log/DefaultOptimisticTransaction.java b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/metadata/log/DefaultOptimisticTransaction.java
index 857ad656d..bfe99c0cd 100644
--- a/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/metadata/log/DefaultOptimisticTransaction.java
+++ b/flint-core/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/core/metadata/log/DefaultOptimisticTransaction.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public T commit(Function<FlintMetadataLogEntry, T> operation) {
       } catch (Exception ex) {
         LOG.log(WARNING, "Failed to rollback transient log", ex);
       }
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to commit transaction operation");
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to commit transaction operation", e);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupport.scala b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupport.scala
index 27c91efe5..045c527c5 100644
--- a/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupport.scala
+++ b/flint-spark-integration/src/main/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupport.scala
@@ -54,29 +54,10 @@ trait FlintSparkTransactionSupport { self: Logging =>
       result
     } catch {
       case e: Exception =>
-        // Extract and add root cause message to final error message
-        val rootCauseMessage = extractRootCause(e)
-        val detailedMessage =
-          s"Failed to execute index operation [$opName $indexName] caused by: $rootCauseMessage"
-        logError(detailedMessage, e)
+        logError(s"Failed to execute index operation [$opName $indexName]", e)
 
-        // Re-throw with new detailed error message
-        throw new IllegalStateException(detailedMessage)
+        // Rethrowing the original exception for high level logic to handle
+        throw e
     }
   }
-
-  private def extractRootCause(e: Throwable): String = {
-    var cause = e
-    while (cause.getCause != null && cause.getCause != cause) {
-      cause = cause.getCause
-    }
-
-    if (cause.getLocalizedMessage != null) {
-      return cause.getLocalizedMessage
-    }
-    if (cause.getMessage != null) {
-      return cause.getMessage
-    }
-    cause.toString
-  }
 }
diff --git a/flint-spark-integration/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupportSuite.scala b/flint-spark-integration/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupportSuite.scala
index 129d46ec7..7646dde60 100644
--- a/flint-spark-integration/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupportSuite.scala
+++ b/flint-spark-integration/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionSupportSuite.scala
@@ -37,23 +37,13 @@ class FlintSparkTransactionSupportSuite extends FlintSuite with Matchers {
     verify(mockFlintMetadataLogService, times(1)).startTransaction(testIndex, true)
   }
 
-  test("should throw exception with nested exception message") {
-    the[IllegalStateException] thrownBy {
-      transactionSupport.withTransaction[Unit](testIndex, testOpName) { _ =>
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Fake exception")
-      }
-    } should have message
-      s"Failed to execute index operation [test operation $testIndex] caused by: Fake exception"
-  }
-
-  test("should throw exception with root cause exception message") {
-    the[IllegalStateException] thrownBy {
+  test("should throw original exception") {
+    the[RuntimeException] thrownBy {
       transactionSupport.withTransaction[Unit](testIndex, testOpName) { _ =>
         val rootCause = new IllegalArgumentException("Fake root cause")
-        val cause = new RuntimeException("message ignored", rootCause)
-        throw new IllegalStateException("message ignored", cause)
+        val cause = new RuntimeException("Fake cause", rootCause)
+        throw cause
       }
-    } should have message
-      s"Failed to execute index operation [test operation $testIndex] caused by: Fake root cause"
+    } should have message "Fake cause"
   }
 }
diff --git a/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionITSuite.scala b/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionITSuite.scala
index 75ad970d2..741db4bd1 100644
--- a/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionITSuite.scala
+++ b/integ-test/src/test/scala/org/opensearch/flint/spark/FlintSparkTransactionITSuite.scala
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class FlintSparkTransactionITSuite extends OpenSearchTransactionSuite with Match
     the[IllegalStateException] thrownBy {
       flint.vacuumIndex(testFlintIndex)
     } should have message
-      s"Failed to execute index operation [Vacuum Flint index $testFlintIndex] caused by: Index state [active] doesn't satisfy precondition"
+      s"Index state [active] doesn't satisfy precondition"
   }
 
   test("should not recreate index if index data still exists") {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class FlintSparkTransactionITSuite extends OpenSearchTransactionSuite with Match
         .addValueSet("name")
         .create()
     } should have message
-      s"Failed to execute index operation [Create Flint index $testFlintIndex] caused by: Flint index $testFlintIndex already exists"
+      s"Flint index $testFlintIndex already exists"
   }
 
   test("should clean up metadata log entry if index data has been deleted") {