diff --git a/src/ai/backend/client/request.py b/src/ai/backend/client/request.py
index 79db3380..bbaf3625 100644
--- a/src/ai/backend/client/request.py
+++ b/src/ai/backend/client/request.py
@@ -584,14 +584,18 @@ async def __aenter__(self):
                     msg = 'Request to the API endpoint has failed.\n' \
                           'Check your network connection and/or the server status.\n' \
                           'Error detail: {!r}'.format(e)
-                    raise BackendClientError(msg) from e
+                    raise BackendClientError(msg)
                 else:
                     self.session.config.rotate_endpoints()
                     continue
             except aiohttp.ClientResponseError as e:
-                msg = 'API endpoint response error.\n' \
-                      '\u279c {!r}'.format(e)
-                raise BackendClientError(msg) from e
+                # msg = await e.read()
+                # FIXME: update after upstream patch
+                msg = '''{
+                    "type": "https://api.backend.ai/probs/generic-error",
+                    "title": "aiohttp patch required to get the original response body"
+                }'''
+                raise BackendAPIError(e.status, e.message, msg)
             else:
                 break
 
diff --git a/tests/test_request.py b/tests/test_request.py
index 4d4b2b12..27f57dfa 100644
--- a/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/tests/test_request.py
@@ -181,10 +181,36 @@ def test_invalid_requests(dummy_endpoint):
         with pytest.raises(BackendAPIError) as e:
             with rqst.fetch():
                 pass
-            assert e.status == 404
-            assert e.data['type'] == \
-                'https://api.backend.ai/probs/kernel-not-found'
-            assert e.data['title'] == 'Kernel Not Found'
+        assert e.value.status == 404
+        assert e.value.data['type'] == \
+            'https://api.backend.ai/probs/kernel-not-found'
+        assert e.value.data['title'] == 'Kernel Not Found'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_invalid_websocket_request(dummy_endpoint):
+    with aioresponses() as m:
+        async with AsyncSession() as session:
+            body = json.dumps({
+                'type': 'https://api.backend.ai/probs/kernel-not-found',
+                'title': 'Kernel Not Found',
+            }).encode('utf8')
+            m.get(
+                dummy_endpoint, status=404, body=body,
+                headers={'Content-Type': 'application/problem+json; charset=utf-8',
+                         'Content-Length': str(len(body))},
+            )
+            rqst = Request(session, 'GET', '/')
+            with pytest.raises(BackendAPIError) as e:
+                async with rqst.connect_websocket():
+                    pass
+            assert e.value.status == 404
+            assert e.value.reason == 'Invalid response status'  # set by aiohttp
+            assert e.value.data['title'].startswith('aiohttp patch required')
+            # FIXME: update after upstream patch
+            # assert e.value.data['type'] == \
+            #     'https://api.backend.ai/probs/kernel-not-found'
+            # assert e.value.data['title'] == 'Kernel Not Found'
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -208,7 +234,6 @@ async def test_fetch_client_error_async(dummy_endpoint):
                     pass
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_fetch_cancellation_async(dummy_endpoint):
     # It seems that aiohttp swallows asyncio.CancelledError