diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/endpoint/CreateSimpleHttpClient.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/endpoint/CreateSimpleHttpClient.java
index af38f44b8e..1d622df8ec 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/endpoint/CreateSimpleHttpClient.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/http/api/client/endpoint/CreateSimpleHttpClient.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package io.ballerina.stdlib.http.api.client.endpoint;
 
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BDecimal;
+import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BError;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BMap;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BObject;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.api.values.BString;
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ public static Object createSimpleHttpClient(BObject httpClient, BMap globalPoolC
             httpClient.addNativeData(HttpConstants.CLIENT_ENDPOINT_CONFIG, clientEndpointConfig);
             return null;
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            return HttpUtil.createHttpError(ex.getMessage(), HttpErrorType.GENERIC_CLIENT_ERROR);
+            return ex instanceof BError ? ex :
+                    HttpUtil.createHttpError(ex.getMessage(), HttpErrorType.GENERIC_CLIENT_ERROR);
         }
     }