diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/async_query.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/async_query.py
index aa339735117..f90c8f2558e 100755
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/async_query.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/async_query.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def wait_for_job(job):
         job.reload()  # Refreshes the state via a GET request.
         if job.state == 'DONE':
             if job.error_result:
-                raise RuntimeError(job.error_result)
+                raise RuntimeError(job.errors)
             return
         time.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/export_data_to_gcs.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/export_data_to_gcs.py
index e9037ee0158..3aee442c14b 100644
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/export_data_to_gcs.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/export_data_to_gcs.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def wait_for_job(job):
         job.reload()
         if job.state == 'DONE':
             if job.error_result:
-                raise RuntimeError(job.error_result)
+                raise RuntimeError(job.errors)
             return
         time.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/load_data_from_file.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/load_data_from_file.py
index 80018f3fc88..0bbdd7ba7d8 100644
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/load_data_from_file.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/load_data_from_file.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def wait_for_job(job):
         job.reload()
         if job.state == 'DONE':
             if job.error_result:
-                raise RuntimeError(job.error_result)
+                raise RuntimeError(job.errors)
             return
         time.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
index b02ac8ce61f..f4294123d9d 100644
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def wait_for_job(job):
         job.reload()  # Refreshes the state via a GET request.
         if job.state == 'DONE':
             if job.error_result:
-                raise RuntimeError(job.error_result)
+                raise RuntimeError(job.errors)
             return
         time.sleep(1)