diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/OutputOptionMixin.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/OutputOptionMixin.java
index d977e9d3778e..7f2a9640f008 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/OutputOptionMixin.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/main/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/OutputOptionMixin.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.List;
+import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import org.jboss.resteasy.specimpl.BuiltResponse;
 import picocli.CommandLine;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Help.ColorScheme;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec;
@@ -279,8 +282,12 @@ public int handleCommandException(final Exception ex, final String message,
      */
     private String getMessage(final Exception originalException, final Exception handledEx) {
 
-        var message = abbreviate(handledEx.getMessage(), "...", 200);
-        
+        var message =  abbreviate(handledEx.getMessage(), "...", 200);
+
+        if(handledEx instanceof WebApplicationException){
+            message = getWebApplicationExceptionMessage((WebApplicationException) handledEx);
+        }
+
         if (originalException instanceof PushException ||
                 originalException instanceof PullException ||
                 originalException instanceof TraversalTaskException) {
@@ -300,6 +307,18 @@ private String getMessage(final Exception originalException, final Exception han
                 + " Occurred With no error message provided.";
     }
 
+
+    String getWebApplicationExceptionMessage(final WebApplicationException ex) {
+        final Response response = ex.getResponse();
+        if (response instanceof BuiltResponse) {
+            final String reasonPhrase = ((BuiltResponse) response).getReasonPhrase();
+            if (null != reasonPhrase) {
+                return reasonPhrase;
+            }
+        }
+        return ex.getMessage();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "OutputOptions [testMode=" + cliTestMode
diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/LoginCommandIT.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/LoginCommandIT.java
index acd146265992..dcc4643f40f8 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/LoginCommandIT.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/command/LoginCommandIT.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void Test_Command_Login_With_Params_Expect_Login_Reject()  {
                 final String output = writer.toString();
                 Assertions.assertTrue(output.contains("[ERROR]"));
                 Assertions.assertTrue(output.contains(
-                        "HTTP 401 Forbidden: You don't have permission to access this resource."));
+                        "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access this resource."));
             }
         }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void Test_Command_Login_With_Invalid_Token() {
             final String output = writer.toString();
             Assertions.assertTrue(output.contains("[ERROR]"));
             Assertions.assertTrue(output.contains(
-                    "HTTP 401 Forbidden: You don't have permission to access this resource."));
+                    "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access this resource."));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/ExceptionHandlerTest.java b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/ExceptionHandlerTest.java
index 9484a5473cc0..fc6bf60b5a50 100644
--- a/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/ExceptionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/tools/dotcms-cli/cli/src/test/java/com/dotcms/cli/common/ExceptionHandlerTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.NotAllowedException;
 import javax.ws.rs.NotFoundException;
 import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
+import org.jboss.resteasy.specimpl.BuiltResponse;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -44,32 +46,44 @@ void Test_Handle_WebApplication_Exception() {
         NotFoundException noise = new NotFoundException("No pineapple Flavor today");
         Exception handled = exceptionHandler.handle(noise);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(404)));
+        BuiltResponse response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.messages().get(404)));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(404)));
 
         BadRequestException badRequestException = new BadRequestException("LOL");
         handled = exceptionHandler.handle(badRequestException);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(400)));
+        response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.messages().get(400)));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(400)));
 
         ForbiddenException forbiddenException = new ForbiddenException("LOL");
         handled = exceptionHandler.handle(forbiddenException);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(403)));
+        response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.messages().get(403)));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(403)));
 
         WebApplicationException unauthorized = new WebApplicationException(401);
         handled = exceptionHandler.handle(unauthorized);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(401)));
+        response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.messages().get(401)));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(401)));
 
         WebApplicationException internalServerError = new WebApplicationException(500);
         handled = exceptionHandler.handle(internalServerError);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(500)));
+        response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.messages().get(500)));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.messages().get(500)));
 
         NotAllowedException moreNoise = new NotAllowedException("Not Allowed");
         handled = exceptionHandler.handle(moreNoise);
         Assertions.assertTrue(handled instanceof WebApplicationException);
-        Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.fallback()));
+        response = (BuiltResponse) ((WebApplicationException) handled).getResponse();
+        Assertions.assertTrue(response.getReasonPhrase().contains(config.fallback()));
+        //Assertions.assertTrue(handled.getMessage().contains(config.fallback()));
 
     }