diff --git a/openai/api_requestor.py b/openai/api_requestor.py
index 5970510434..0496770dfb 100644
--- a/openai/api_requestor.py
+++ b/openai/api_requestor.py
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ def request_raw(
                 timeout=request_timeout if request_timeout else TIMEOUT_SECS,
             )
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout as e:
-            raise error.Timeout("Request timed out") from e
+            raise error.Timeout("Request timed out: {}".format(e)) from e
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            raise error.APIConnectionError("Error communicating with OpenAI") from e
+            raise error.APIConnectionError("Error communicating with OpenAI: {}".format(e)) from e
         util.log_info(
             "OpenAI API response",
             path=abs_url,