diff --git a/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.services.ts b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.services.ts
index 7bc0b38f93..902896ac12 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.services.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.services.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { validate as jsonSchemaValidate } from 'jsonschema';
 import type { INode, IPinData, JsonObject } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import { jsonParse, LoggerProxy, Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { NodeApiError, jsonParse, LoggerProxy, Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type { FindOptionsWhere } from 'typeorm';
 import { In } from 'typeorm';
 import pick from 'lodash.pick';
@@ -336,8 +336,12 @@ export class WorkflowsService {
 				// Also set it in the returned data
 				updatedWorkflow.active = false;
 
+				let message;
+				if (error instanceof NodeApiError) message = error.description;
+				message = message ?? (error as Error).message;
+
 				// Now return the original error for UI to display
-				throw new ResponseHelper.BadRequestError((error as Error).message);
+				throw new ResponseHelper.BadRequestError(message);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
index 8496778bbd..524edc6def 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Mailchimp/MailchimpTrigger.node.ts
@@ -165,13 +165,8 @@ export class MailchimpTrigger implements INodeType {
 			// select them easily
 			async getLists(this: ILoadOptionsFunctions): Promise<INodePropertyOptions[]> {
 				const returnData: INodePropertyOptions[] = [];
-				let lists, response;
-				try {
-					response = await mailchimpApiRequest.call(this, '/lists', 'GET');
-					lists = response.lists;
-				} catch (error) {
-					throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), error);
-				}
+				const response = await mailchimpApiRequest.call(this, '/lists', 'GET');
+				const lists = response.lists;
 				for (const list of lists) {
 					const listName = list.name;
 					const listId = list.id;
@@ -200,8 +195,11 @@ export class MailchimpTrigger implements INodeType {
 				try {
 					await mailchimpApiRequest.call(this, endpoint, 'GET');
 				} catch (error) {
-					if (error.statusCode === 404) {
-						return false;
+					if (error instanceof NodeApiError && error.cause && 'isAxiosError' in error.cause) {
+						if (error.cause.statusCode === 404) {
+							return false;
+						}
+						throw error;
 					}
 					throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), error);
 				}