diff --git a/evaluation/swe_bench/scripts/setup/process_output_json_file.py b/evaluation/swe_bench/scripts/setup/process_output_json_file.py
index 6f903e7f7e..133d573160 100644
--- a/evaluation/swe_bench/scripts/setup/process_output_json_file.py
+++ b/evaluation/swe_bench/scripts/setup/process_output_json_file.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def process_jsonl(input_file, model_name, output_file):
             )  # Write the list of JSON objects to a file
         print(f'Output JSON list created at {output_file}')
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f'Error: {str(e)}')
+        print(f'Error: {e}')
 
 
 # Usage: python script.py input.jsonl model_name output.json
diff --git a/opendevin/controller/agent_controller.py b/opendevin/controller/agent_controller.py
index 2dda8a4d48..c17e762e1f 100644
--- a/opendevin/controller/agent_controller.py
+++ b/opendevin/controller/agent_controller.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class AgentController:
         """
         self.state.error = message
         if exception:
-            self.state.error += f': {str(exception)}'
+            self.state.error += f': {exception}'
         await self.event_stream.add_event(ErrorObservation(message), EventSource.AGENT)
 
     async def add_history(self, action: Action, observation: Observation):