diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_frame_synchronizer.py b/tests/scripts/test_frame_synchronizer.py
index 384a33b1e..87c784cf7 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_frame_synchronizer.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_frame_synchronizer.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def testZmqHeadetTypeCount(name, num_mods, num_frames, fp):
                 msg = f"Expected {expected_count} '{htype}' entries, found {htype_counts[htype]}"
                 raise RuntimeException(msg)
     except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to get zmq header count type. Error:{e}')
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to get zmq header count type. Error:{str(e)}') from e
         
     Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, f"Zmq Header type count test passed for {name}")
     Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, f"Zmq Header type count test passed for {name}", fp)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def startTestsForAll(args, fp):
             testZmqHeadetTypeCount(server, args.num_mods, args.num_frames, fp)
             Log(LogLevel.INFO, '\n')
         except Exception as e:
-            raise RuntimeException(f'Synchronizer Tests failed')
+            raise RuntimeException(f'Synchronizer Tests failed') from e
 
     Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, 'Passed all synchronizer tests for all detectors \n' + str(args.servers))
   
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_simulators.py b/tests/scripts/test_simulators.py
index fc0a54a34..d6f4371d9 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_simulators.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_simulators.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def startCmdTestsForAll(args, fp):
             loadConfig(name=server, rx_hostname=args.rx_hostname, settingsdir=args.settingspath, fp=fp, num_mods=num_mods)
             runProcessWithLogFile('Cmd Tests for ' + server, cmd, fp, fname)
         except Exception as e:
-            raise RuntimeException(f'Cmd Tests failed for {server}.')
+            raise RuntimeException(f'Cmd Tests failed for {server}.') from e
 
     Log(LogLevel.INFOGREEN, 'Passed all tests for all detectors \n' + str(args.servers))
 
diff --git a/tests/scripts/utils_for_test.py b/tests/scripts/utils_for_test.py
index 138ed4076..5f209899a 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/utils_for_test.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/utils_for_test.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def killProcess(name, fp):
                 if p.returncode != 0 and bool(checkIfProcessRunning(name)):
                     raise RuntimeException(f"Could not kill {name} with pid {pid}")
             except Exception as e:
-                raise RuntimeException(f"Failed to kill process {name} pid:{pid}. Exception occured: [code:{e}, msg:{e.stderr}]")
+                raise RuntimeException(f"Failed to kill process {name} pid:{pid}. Error: {str(e)}]") from e
     #else:
     #    Log(LogLevel.INFO, 'process not running : ' + name)
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def startProcessInBackground(cmd, fp):
     try:
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, restore_signals=False) 
     except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to start {cmd}:{e}')
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to start {cmd}:{str(e)}') from e
 
 
 def startProcessInBackgroundWithLogFile(cmd, fp, log_file_name):
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def startProcessInBackgroundWithLogFile(cmd, fp, log_file_name):
         with open(log_file_name, 'w') as log_fp:
             subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=log_fp, stderr=log_fp, text=True)
     except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to start {cmd}:{e}')
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to start {cmd}:{str(e)}') from e
 
 
 def runProcessWithLogFile(name, cmd, fp, log_file_name):
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ def runProcessWithLogFile(name, cmd, fp, log_file_name):
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         pass    
     except Exception as e:
-        Log(LogLevel.ERROR, f'Failed to run {name}:{e}', fp)
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to run {name}:{e}')
+        Log(LogLevel.ERROR, f'Failed to run {name}:{str(e)}', fp)
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Failed to run {name}:{str(e)}')
     
     with open (log_file_name, 'r') as f:
         for line in f:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def connectToVirtualServers(name, num_mods):
     try:
         d = Detector()
     except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Could not create Detector object for {name}. Error: {str(e)}')
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Could not create Detector object for {name}. Error: {str(e)}') from e
 
     counts_sec = 5
     while (counts_sec != 0):
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def loadConfig(name, rx_hostname, settingsdir, fp, num_mods = 1, num_frames = 1)
 
         d.frames = num_frames
     except Exception as e:
-        raise RuntimeException(f'Could not load config for {name}. Error: {str(e)}')
+        raise RuntimeException(f'Could not load config for {name}. Error: {str(e)}') from e
 
 
 def ParseArguments(description, default_num_mods=1):