diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/pagination_tracker.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/pagination_tracker.py
index 4987ea38c..dedf2fa7b 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/pagination_tracker.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/retrievers/pagination_tracker.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def reduce_slice_range_if_possible(
                 >= self._allowed_number_of_attempt_with_same_slice
             ):
                 raise AirbyteTracedException(
+                    message="Pagination reset cannot narrow the stream slice.",
                     internal_message=f"There were {self._number_of_attempt_with_same_slice} attempts with the same slice already while the max allowed is {self._allowed_number_of_attempt_with_same_slice}",
                     failure_type=FailureType.system_error,
                 )
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/retrievers/test_pagination_tracker.py b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/retrievers/test_pagination_tracker.py
index 6b8207cc1..1e817b16d 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/declarative/retrievers/test_pagination_tracker.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/declarative/retrievers/test_pagination_tracker.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.models import FailureType
+from airbyte_cdk.models import FailureType
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.retrievers.pagination_tracker import PaginationTracker
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.types import Record, StreamSlice
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.streams.concurrent.cursor import ConcurrentCursor
@@ -66,9 +66,15 @@ def test_given_no_cursor_when_reduce_slice_range_multiple_times_then_raise(self)
         original_slice = StreamSlice(partition={}, cursor_slice={})
 
         tracker.reduce_slice_range_if_possible(original_slice, original_slice)
-        with pytest.raises(AirbyteTracedException):
+        with pytest.raises(AirbyteTracedException) as exc_info:
             tracker.reduce_slice_range_if_possible(original_slice, original_slice)
 
+        assert exc_info.value.message == "Pagination reset cannot narrow the stream slice."
+        assert exc_info.value.internal_message == (
+            "There were 2 attempts with the same slice already while the max allowed is 2"
+        )
+        assert exc_info.value.failure_type == FailureType.system_error
+
     def test_given_cursor_when_reduce_slice_range_then_return_cursor_stream_slice(self):
         tracker = PaginationTracker(cursor=self._cursor)
         self._cursor.reduce_slice_range.return_value = _A_STREAM_SLICE
@@ -84,9 +90,15 @@ def test_given_cursor_cant_reduce_slice_when_reduce_slice_range_then_raise(self)
         original_slice = StreamSlice(partition={}, cursor_slice={})
         self._cursor.reduce_slice_range.return_value = _A_STREAM_SLICE
 
-        with pytest.raises(AirbyteTracedException):
+        with pytest.raises(AirbyteTracedException) as exc_info:
             tracker.reduce_slice_range_if_possible(_A_STREAM_SLICE, original_slice)
 
+        assert exc_info.value.message == "Pagination reset cannot narrow the stream slice."
+        assert exc_info.value.internal_message == (
+            "There were 1 attempts with the same slice already while the max allowed is 1"
+        )
+        assert exc_info.value.failure_type == FailureType.system_error
+
     def test_cursor_called_with_original_slice_when_reduce_slice_range(self):
         tracker = PaginationTracker(cursor=self._cursor)
         original_slice = StreamSlice(partition={}, cursor_slice={})