diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/instana_aws_product.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/instana_aws_product.js
index 0448455c50..db51d59c39 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/instana_aws_product.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/instana_aws_product.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const tracingUtil = require('../../../../tracingUtil');
+
 class InstanaAWSProduct {
   /**
    * @param {string} spanName
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class InstanaAWSProduct {
       span.ec = 1;
       const spanData = span.data && span.data[this.spanName];
       if (spanData) {
-        spanData.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+        spanData.error = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/instana_aws_product.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/instana_aws_product.js
index 96181df944..a68eb76c43 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/instana_aws_product.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/instana_aws_product.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const tracingUtil = require('../../../../tracingUtil');
+
 class InstanaAWSProduct {
   /**
    * @param {string} spanName
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class InstanaAWSProduct {
     if (err) {
       span.ec = 1;
       if (span.data?.[this.spanName]) {
-        span.data[this.spanName].error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+        span.data[this.spanName].error = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/memcached.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/memcached.js
index 5392aa64bf..072c8fe0ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/memcached.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/memcached.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
     if (span.data?.[SPAN_NAME]) {
-      span.data[SPAN_NAME].error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+      span.data[SPAN_NAME].error = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
index 21a14665ee..be81fdea7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
@@ -511,18 +511,13 @@ function instrumentMultiExec(origCtx, origArgs, original, address, isAtomic, cbS
       if (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
 
-        if (err.message) {
-          span.data.redis.error = err.message;
-        } else if (Array.isArray(err) && err.length) {
-          span.data.redis.error = err[0].message;
+        if (Array.isArray(err) && err.length) {
+          span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err[0]);
+        } else if (err.errors && err.errors.length) {
+          // v3 = provides sub errors
+          span.data.redis.error = err.errors.map(subErr => tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(subErr)).join('\n');
         } else {
-          span.data.redis.error = 'Unknown error';
-        }
-
-        // v3 = provides sub errors
-        if (err.errors && err.errors.length) {
-          // TODO: Not updating now as special case
-          span.data.redis.error = err.errors.map(subErr => subErr.message).join('\n');
+          span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
index 2f4a89ff17..8b4113b999 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function shimExpressHandle(realHandle) {
 
 function wrapExpress4HandleFn(fn) {
   return function wrappedHandleFn(err) {
-    if (err && err.message && err.stack) {
+    if (err && (err.message || err.cause) && err.stack) {
       annotateHttpEntrySpanWithError(err);
     }
     return fn.apply(this, arguments);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/graphql.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/graphql.js
index 5fcbcef99c..dc7764c8c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/graphql.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/graphql.js
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ function finishSpan(span, result) {
 function finishWithException(span, err) {
   span.ec = 1;
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
-  span.data.graphql.errors = err.message;
+  span.data.graphql.errors = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
   if (!span.postponeTransmit) {
     span.transmit();
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
index 8bc4e83e1f..2283fa50d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function modifyArgs(name, originalArgs, span) {
       span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
 
       if (err) {
-        const errorMessage = err.details || err.message;
+        const errorMessage = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
         if (typeof errorMessage === 'string' && errorMessage.toLowerCase().includes('cancelled')) {
           // No-op, we do not want to mark cancelled calls as erroneous.
         } else {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function instrumentedClientMethod(
 
       call.on('error', err => {
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
-        const errorMessage = err.details || err.message;
+        const errorMessage = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
         if (typeof errorMessage === 'string' && errorMessage.toLowerCase().includes('cancelled')) {
           // No-op, we do not want to mark cancelled calls as erroneous.
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
index 7b94593db9..6ad73a78b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
       });
 
       clientRequest.on('error', err => {
-        let errorMessage = err.message || err.code;
+        let errorMessage = tracingUtil.extractErrorMessage(err);
 
         if (isTimeout) {
           errorMessage = 'Timeout exceeded';