diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction.out b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction.out
index 0a2599f288d3c6c91afc6944d70fabbbf69a6d30..1ea1c8ea6efe9522ec1e346c6645a1aaff34f3aa 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction.out
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction.out
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ with plpy.subtransaction():
     except plpy.SPIError, e:
         if not swallow:
             raise
-        plpy.notice("Swallowed %r" % e)
+        plpy.notice("Swallowed %s(%r)" % (e.__class__.__name__, e.args[0]))
 return "ok"
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 SELECT subtransaction_nested_test();
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ SELECT * FROM subtransaction_tbl;
 
 TRUNCATE subtransaction_tbl;
 SELECT subtransaction_nested_test('t');
-NOTICE:  Swallowed SyntaxError('syntax error at or near "error"',)
+NOTICE:  Swallowed SyntaxError('syntax error at or near "error"')
 CONTEXT:  PL/Python function "subtransaction_nested_test"
  subtransaction_nested_test 
 ----------------------------
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ with plpy.subtransaction():
 return "ok"
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 SELECT subtransaction_deeply_nested_test();
-NOTICE:  Swallowed SyntaxError('syntax error at or near "error"',)
+NOTICE:  Swallowed SyntaxError('syntax error at or near "error"')
 CONTEXT:  PL/Python function "subtransaction_nested_test"
 SQL statement "SELECT subtransaction_nested_test('t')"
 PL/Python function "subtransaction_deeply_nested_test"
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_0.out b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_0.out
index 73bd7242bd8821e71ebc2fbd061bdac6248581a1..631a22433243a6455c2296d33245fb931db0a09f 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_0.out
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_0.out
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ with plpy.subtransaction():
     except plpy.SPIError, e:
         if not swallow:
             raise
-        plpy.notice("Swallowed %r" % e)
+        plpy.notice("Swallowed %s(%r)" % (e.__class__.__name__, e.args[0]))
 return "ok"
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 ERROR:  could not compile PL/Python function "subtransaction_nested_test"
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_5.out b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_5.out
index d1776200d2217fd9e6d79afcfb033779f8e9c5da..ed14dbeb857c06e8d47a4005471e782d7515465e 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_5.out
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/expected/plpython_subtransaction_5.out
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ with plpy.subtransaction():
     except plpy.SPIError, e:
         if not swallow:
             raise
-        plpy.notice("Swallowed %r" % e)
+        plpy.notice("Swallowed %s(%r)" % (e.__class__.__name__, e.args[0]))
 return "ok"
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 ERROR:  could not compile PL/Python function "subtransaction_nested_test"
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/sql/plpython_subtransaction.sql b/src/pl/plpython/sql/plpython_subtransaction.sql
index 3c188e3dd2dc2b1ea8cb1cf1cbf1745edcda53a7..398c65720ced41349550356f6e1fb115d104d998 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/sql/plpython_subtransaction.sql
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/sql/plpython_subtransaction.sql
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ with plpy.subtransaction():
     except plpy.SPIError, e:
         if not swallow:
             raise
-        plpy.notice("Swallowed %r" % e)
+        plpy.notice("Swallowed %s(%r)" % (e.__class__.__name__, e.args[0]))
 return "ok"
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;