diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
index 51d3171d..ddbb490a 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
@@ -24,22 +24,30 @@ from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import can_access_file
 from pisi.actionsapi.libtools import gnuconfig_update
 
 class ConfigureError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
         if can_access_file('config.log'):
             ctx.ui.error('\n!!! Please attach the config.log to your bug report:\n%s/config.log\n' % os.getcwd())
 
 class MakeError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 class InstallError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 class RunTimeError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 def configure(parameters = ''):
     '''configure source with given parameters = "--with-nls --with-libusb --with-something-usefull"'''
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/libtools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/libtools.py
index a73f9d57..e5eb1174 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/libtools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/libtools.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import *
 import pisi.actionsapi.get as get
 
 class RunTimeError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 def preplib(sourceDirectory = '/usr/lib'):
     sourceDirectory = get.installDIR() + sourceDirectory
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
index 546b9bee..e13cb278 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ import pisi.actionsapi
 from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import *
 
 class FileError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
         
 class ArgumentError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 def executable_insinto(destinationDirectory, *sourceFiles):
     '''insert a executable file into destinationDirectory'''
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/scons.py b/pisi/actionsapi/scons.py
index 2dc67ee8..b40843e2 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/scons.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/scons.py
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ from pisi.actionsapi.shelltools import system
 
 
 class MakeError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 class InstallError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
-    def __init__(self, Exception):
-        ctx.ui.error(Exception)
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        pisi.actionsapi.Error.__init__(self, value)
+        self.value = value
+        ctx.ui.error(value)
 
 def make(parameters = ''):
     if system("scons %s" % parameters):