diff --git a/codegen/core/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/python/codegen/integrations/HttpProtocolGeneratorUtils.java b/codegen/core/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/python/codegen/integrations/HttpProtocolGeneratorUtils.java
index 2f95918c6..b8841d26f 100644
--- a/codegen/core/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/python/codegen/integrations/HttpProtocolGeneratorUtils.java
+++ b/codegen/core/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/python/codegen/integrations/HttpProtocolGeneratorUtils.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public static void generateErrorDispatcher(
                             ${7C|}
 
                             case _:
-                                return $5T(message)
+                                return $5T(f"{code}: {message}")
                     """,
                     errorDispatcher.getName(),
                     transportResponse,