diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts b/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
index 2750debb61..c8b0b52bbb 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/NodeErrors.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ export class NodeApiError extends NodeError {
 			// only for request library error
 			this.removeCircularRefs(error.error as JsonObject);
 		}
+		// if it's an error generated by axios
+		// look for descriptions in the response object
+		if (error.isAxiosError) {
+			error = error.response as JsonObject;
+		}
+
 		if (message) {
 			this.message = message;
 			this.description = description;