diff --git a/lib/common_test/src/ct_framework.erl b/lib/common_test/src/ct_framework.erl
index 242fd3ce1e06..1a131db52b86 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/src/ct_framework.erl
+++ b/lib/common_test/src/ct_framework.erl
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ error_notification(Mod,Func,_Args,{Error,Loc}) ->
 	      end,
     ErrorStr = case ErrorSpec of
 		 {badmatch,Descr} ->
-                     Descr1 = io_lib:format("~tP",[Descr,10]),
+                     Descr1 = io_lib:format("~0tP",[Descr,10]),
                      DescrLength = string:length(Descr1),
                      if DescrLength > 50 ->
 			     Descr2 = string:slice(Descr1,0,50),
@@ -949,6 +949,15 @@ error_notification(Mod,Func,_Args,{Error,Loc}) ->
 			true ->
 			     io_lib:format("{badmatch,~ts}",[Descr1])
 		     end;
+		 {'EXIT',Descr} ->
+                     Descr1 = io_lib:format("~0tP",[Descr,10]),
+                     DescrLength = string:length(Descr1),
+                     if DescrLength > 50 ->
+			     Descr2 = string:slice(Descr1,0,50),
+			     io_lib:format("{'EXIT',~ts...}",[Descr2]);
+			true ->
+			     io_lib:format("{'EXIT',~ts}",[Descr1])
+		     end;
 		 {test_case_failed,Reason} ->
 		     case (catch io_lib:format("{test_case_failed,~ts}", [Reason])) of
 			 {'EXIT',_} ->