diff --git a/lib/galaxy/exceptions/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/exceptions/__init__.py
index 6ffb0ba628e1..dce09aa6f69c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/exceptions/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/exceptions/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def __init__(self, err_msg: Optional[str] = None, type="info", **extra_error_inf
         self.extra_error_info = extra_error_info
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_code(status_code: int, message: Optional[str]) -> "MessageException":
+    def from_code(status_code: int, message: Optional[str] = None) -> "MessageException":
         exception_class = MessageException
         if status_code == 404:
             exception_class = ObjectNotFound