diff --git a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
index 41ae4dd1e..887ac5b91 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
@@ -700,8 +700,7 @@ class TorrentManager(component.Component):
     def on_alert_tracker_error(self, alert):
         log.debug("on_alert_tracker_error")
         torrent = self.torrents[str(alert.handle.info_hash())]
-        error_msg = " ".join(alert.message().split()[3:]).split(":")[0]
-        tracker_status = "%s: %s" % (_("Error"), error_msg)
+        tracker_status = "%s: %s" % (_("Error"), alert.msg)
         try:
             torrent.set_tracker_status(tracker_status)
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp b/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
index fe34c6c27..d87071bd3 100755
--- a/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/alert.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ void bind_alert()
     class_<tracker_error_alert, bases<tracker_alert>, noncopyable>(
         "tracker_error_alert", tracker_error_alert_doc, no_init
     )
+        .def_readonly("msg", &tracker_error_alert::msg)
         .def_readonly("times_in_row", &tracker_error_alert::times_in_row)
         .def_readonly("status_code", &tracker_error_alert::status_code)
         ;