diff --git a/purestorage/purestorage.py b/purestorage/purestorage.py
index fd61fce..78d6ef3 100644
--- a/purestorage/purestorage.py
+++ b/purestorage/purestorage.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _request(self, method, path, data=None, reestablish_session=True):
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as err:
             # error outside scope of HTTP status codes
             # e.g. unable to resolve domain name
-            raise PureError(err.message)
+            raise PureError(err)
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
             if "application/json" in response.headers.get("Content-Type", ""):