diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/HttpUtil.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/HttpUtil.java
index 4277c277b6..e4452d9610 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/HttpUtil.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/HttpUtil.java
@@ -578,7 +578,10 @@ public static BError createHttpError(Throwable throwable) {
                                      IOUtils.getIOPackage());
             return createHttpError("Something wrong with the connection", HttpErrorType.GENERIC_CLIENT_ERROR, cause);
         } else if (throwable instanceof ClientConnectorException) {
-            return HttpUtil.createHttpStatusCodeError(CLIENT_CONNECTOR_ERROR, "Something wrong with the connection");
+            cause = createErrorCause(throwable.getMessage(), IOConstants.ErrorCode.GenericError.errorCode(),
+                    IOUtils.getIOPackage());
+            return HttpUtil.createHttpStatusCodeError(CLIENT_CONNECTOR_ERROR, "Something wrong with the connection",
+                    null, cause);
         } else if (throwable instanceof NullPointerException) {
             return createHttpError("Exception occurred: null", HttpErrorType.GENERIC_CLIENT_ERROR,
                                    createHttpError(throwable.toString()));