diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/errors/api_error_response.rs b/crates/router/src/core/errors/api_error_response.rs
index 437cb1082c..9db2e394ac 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/errors/api_error_response.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/errors/api_error_response.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ pub enum ApiErrorResponse {
     MandateValidationFailed { reason: String },
     #[error(error_type = ErrorType::ServerNotAvailable, code = "IR_00", message = "{message:?}")]
     NotImplemented { message: NotImplementedMessage },
-    #[error(error_type = ErrorType::ConnectorError, code = "CE_00", message = "{message}", ignore = "status_code")]
+    #[error(error_type = ErrorType::ConnectorError, code = "CE_00", message = "{code}: {message}", ignore = "status_code")]
     ExternalConnectorError {
+        code: String,
         message: String,
         connector: String,
         status_code: u16,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_response.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_response.rs
index cf9f33ccd6..0462eccf0b 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_response.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_response.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ async fn payment_response_update_tracker<F: Clone, T>(
 
     router_data.response.map_err(|error_response| {
         errors::ApiErrorResponse::ExternalConnectorError {
-            message: format!("{}: {}", error_response.code, error_response.message),
+            message: error_response.message,
+            code: error_response.code,
             status_code: error_response.status_code,
             connector,
         }