diff --git a/addons/auth_signup/controllers/main.py b/addons/auth_signup/controllers/main.py
index 98e5df56bb1..17501e53d05 100644
--- a/addons/auth_signup/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/auth_signup/controllers/main.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AuthSignupHome(Home):
                         ).send_mail(user_sudo.id, force_send=True)
                 return super(AuthSignupHome, self).web_login(*args, **kw)
             except UserError as e:
-                qcontext['error'] = str(e)
+                qcontext['error'] = e.message or e.name
             except (SignupError, AssertionError) as e:
                 if request.env["res.users"].sudo().search([("login", "=", qcontext.get("login"))]):
                     qcontext["error"] = _("Another user is already registered using this email address.")