diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/executeBatch.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/executeBatch.ts
index 000a7b0152..4822747478 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/executeBatch.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/executeBatch.ts
@@ -667,10 +667,7 @@ export class ExecuteBatch extends BaseCommand {
 
 					const resultError = data.data.resultData.error;
 					if (resultError) {
-						executionResult.error =
-							resultError.hasOwnProperty('description') && resultError.description !== null
-								? resultError.description
-								: resultError.message;
+						executionResult.error = resultError.description || resultError.message;
 						if (data.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted !== undefined) {
 							executionResult.error += ` on node ${data.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted}`;
 						}