diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/authproxy.py b/test/functional/test_framework/authproxy.py
index 9b2fc0f7f9e..2d2c42b38bb 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/authproxy.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/authproxy.py
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger("BitcoinRPC")
 
 class JSONRPCException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, rpc_error, http_status=None):
-        try:
-            errmsg = '%(message)s (%(code)i)' % rpc_error
-        except (KeyError, TypeError):
-            errmsg = ''
-        super().__init__(errmsg)
+        super().__init__(f"{rpc_error} [http_status={http_status}]")
         self.error = rpc_error
         self.http_status = http_status
 
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index 3ab351aef4a..7970da52595 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -147,11 +147,10 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             self.log.exception(f"Called Process failed with stdout='{e.stdout}'; stderr='{e.stderr}';")
             self.success = TestStatus.FAILED
-        except JSONRPCException as e:
-            self.log.exception(f"Failure during setup: error={e.error}, http_status={e.http_status}")
-            self.success = TestStatus.FAILED
         except BaseException:
-            self.log.exception("Unexpected exception")
+            # The `exception` log will add the exception info to the message.
+            # https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging.exception
+            self.log.exception("Unexpected exception:")
             self.success = TestStatus.FAILED
         finally:
             exit_code = self.shutdown()