diff --git a/errors/gerror/gerror_error.go b/errors/gerror/gerror_error.go
index f0953f7ce..0c15b0410 100644
--- a/errors/gerror/gerror_error.go
+++ b/errors/gerror/gerror_error.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ func (err *Error) Error() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	errStr := err.text
+	if errStr == "" {
+		errStr = Message(err.code)
+	}
 	if err.error != nil {
 		if err.text != "" {
 			errStr += ": "