diff --git a/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_provider.py b/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_provider.py
index e8a2d21ea75..9b7e3c84d52 100644
--- a/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_provider.py
+++ b/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_provider.py
@@ -117,15 +117,19 @@ class PaymentProvider(models.Model):
         headers = {'X-API-Key': self.adyen_api_key}
         try:
             response = requests.request(method, url, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=60)
-            response.raise_for_status()
+            try:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+            except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
+                _logger.exception(
+                    "invalid API request at %s with data %s: %s", url, payload, response.text
+                )
+                msg = response.json().get('message', '')
+                raise ValidationError(
+                    "Adyen: " + _("The communication with the API failed. Details: %s", msg)
+                )
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             _logger.exception("unable to reach endpoint at %s", url)
             raise ValidationError("Adyen: " + _("Could not establish the connection to the API."))
-        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as error:
-            _logger.exception(
-                "invalid API request at %s with data %s: %s", url, payload, error.response.text
-            )
-            raise ValidationError("Adyen: " + _("The communication with the API failed."))
         return response.json()
 
     def _adyen_compute_shopper_reference(self, partner_id):
diff --git a/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_transaction.py b/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_transaction.py
index 42c447fca5f..1a32f53526d 100644
--- a/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_transaction.py
+++ b/addons/payment_adyen/models/payment_transaction.py
@@ -94,12 +94,19 @@ class PaymentTransaction(models.Model):
             data.update(captureDelayHours=0)
 
         # Make the payment request to Adyen
-        response_content = self.provider_id._adyen_make_request(
-            url_field_name='adyen_checkout_api_url',
-            endpoint='/payments',
-            payload=data,
-            method='POST',
-        )
+        try:
+            response_content = self.provider_id._adyen_make_request(
+                url_field_name='adyen_checkout_api_url',
+                endpoint='/payments',
+                payload=data,
+                method='POST',
+            )
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            if self.operation == 'offline':
+                self._set_error(e)  # Log the error message on linked documents' chatter.
+                return  # There is nothing to process.
+            else:
+                raise e
 
         # Handle the payment request response
         _logger.info(