diff --git a/acapy_agent/wallet/askar.py b/acapy_agent/wallet/askar.py
index 9121320372..4be4ce29e4 100644
--- a/acapy_agent/wallet/askar.py
+++ b/acapy_agent/wallet/askar.py
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ def _create_keypair(key_type: KeyType, seed: Union[str, bytes, None] = None) ->
                 return Key.from_seed(alg, seed, method=method)
         except AskarError as err:
             if err.code == AskarErrorCode.INPUT:
-                raise WalletError("Invalid seed for key generation") from None
+                raise WalletError("Invalid seed for key generation") from err
             else:
                 LOGGER.error(f"Unhandled Askar error code: {err.code}")
                 raise