diff --git a/litellm_dashboard.py b/litellm_dashboard.py
index 1d89d92..682657d 100644
--- a/litellm_dashboard.py
+++ b/litellm_dashboard.py
@@ -361,11 +361,16 @@ class Tools:
 
             # Error info
             if is_failed:
-                # Show exception if present, otherwise show status failure
+                # Priority: exception string > error_information.error_message > generic status
                 if exception:
                     err_short = exception[:80] + "…" if len(exception) > 80 else exception
                 else:
-                    err_short = "status: failure"
+                    err_info = metadata.get("error_information", {}) or {}
+                    err_msg = err_info.get("error_message", "")
+                    if err_msg:
+                        err_short = err_msg[:80] + "…" if len(err_msg) > 80 else err_msg
+                    else:
+                        err_short = "status: failure"
                 base += f"\n      └─ {err_short}"
 
             lines.append(base)