diff --git a/paymentsheet/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowController.kt b/paymentsheet/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowController.kt
index c2ee23abdd1..981bb6dbce2 100644
--- a/paymentsheet/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowController.kt
+++ b/paymentsheet/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowController.kt
@@ -450,9 +450,7 @@ internal class DefaultFlowController @Inject internal constructor(
         }
         is PaymentResult.Failed -> {
             PaymentSheetResult.Failed(
-                IllegalArgumentException(
-                    "Failed to confirm intent: ${paymentResult.throwable.message}"
-                )
+                paymentResult.throwable
             )
         }
         else -> {
diff --git a/paymentsheet/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowControllerTest.kt b/paymentsheet/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowControllerTest.kt
index ec5ceabbae6..9e1654c8dd3 100644
--- a/paymentsheet/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowControllerTest.kt
+++ b/paymentsheet/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/paymentsheet/flowcontroller/DefaultFlowControllerTest.kt
@@ -697,13 +697,15 @@ internal class DefaultFlowControllerTest {
         }
 
     @Test
-    fun `onPaymentResult when error should invoke callback with Failed`() =
+    fun `onPaymentResult when error should invoke callback with Failed and relay error message`() =
         runTest {
-            flowController.onPaymentResult(PaymentResult.Failed(Throwable("error")))
+            val errorMessage = "Original error message"
+            flowController.onPaymentResult(PaymentResult.Failed(Throwable(errorMessage)))
 
             verify(paymentResultCallback).onPaymentSheetResult(
                 argWhere { paymentResult ->
-                    paymentResult is PaymentSheetResult.Failed
+                    paymentResult is PaymentSheetResult.Failed &&
+                        errorMessage == paymentResult.error.localizedMessage
                 }
             )
         }