diff --git a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_orchestrator_validate_outbound.go b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_orchestrator_validate_outbound.go
index ffc8e9aa7d..173093c771 100644
--- a/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_orchestrator_validate_outbound.go
+++ b/x/crosschain/keeper/cctx_orchestrator_validate_outbound.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (k Keeper) processSuccessfulOutbound(
 	oldStatus := cctx.CctxStatus.Status
 	switch oldStatus {
 	case types.CctxStatus_PendingRevert:
-		cctx.SetReverted("", "revert executed")
+		cctx.SetReverted("", "")
 	case types.CctxStatus_PendingOutbound:
 		cctx.SetOutboundMined("")
 	default:
diff --git a/x/crosschain/types/status.go b/x/crosschain/types/status.go
index 00c08bf6f7..8f788209dc 100644
--- a/x/crosschain/types/status.go
+++ b/x/crosschain/types/status.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ func (m *Status) AbortRefunded() {
 func (m *Status) UpdateStatusAndErrorMessages(newStatus CctxStatus, statusMsg, errorMsg string) {
 	m.UpdateStatus(newStatus, statusMsg)
 
-	if newStatus == CctxStatus_Aborted || newStatus == CctxStatus_Reverted || newStatus == CctxStatus_PendingRevert {
+	if errorMsg != "" &&
+		(newStatus == CctxStatus_Aborted || newStatus == CctxStatus_Reverted || newStatus == CctxStatus_PendingRevert) {
 		m.UpdateErrorMessage(errorMsg)
 	}
 }