diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/decorator.py b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/decorator.py
index 05cbe1c882..9f8537f59b 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/decorator.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/decorator.py
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ def _validate_args(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
                 raise_exception=True,
             )
         except ValueError as err:
-            raise TypeError(f"Invalid argument types in call to '{self.past_node.id}'.") from err
+            raise errors.DSLError(
+                None, f"Invalid argument types in call to '{self.past_node.id}'.\n{err}"
+            ) from err
 
     def _process_args(self, args: tuple, kwargs: dict) -> tuple[tuple, tuple, dict[str, Any]]:
         self._validate_args(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/foast_passes/type_deduction.py b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/foast_passes/type_deduction.py
index 639e5ff009..5e289af664 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/foast_passes/type_deduction.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/foast_passes/type_deduction.py
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def visit_Call(self, node: foast.Call, **kwargs) -> foast.Call:
             )
         except ValueError as err:
             raise errors.DSLError(
-                node.location, f"Invalid argument types in call to '{new_func}'."
+                node.location, f"Invalid argument types in call to '{new_func}'.\n{err}"
             ) from err
 
         return_type = type_info.return_type(func_type, with_args=arg_types, with_kwargs=kwarg_types)
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/past_passes/type_deduction.py b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/past_passes/type_deduction.py
index fc353d64e4..af8f5e8368 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/ffront/past_passes/type_deduction.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/ffront/past_passes/type_deduction.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def visit_Call(self, node: past.Call, **kwargs):
                 )
 
         except ValueError as ex:
-            raise errors.DSLError(node.location, f"Invalid call to '{node.func.id}'.") from ex
+            raise errors.DSLError(node.location, f"Invalid call to '{node.func.id}'.\n{ex}") from ex
 
         return past.Call(
             func=new_func,
diff --git a/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_program.py b/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_program.py
index c86881ab7c..938c69fb52 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_program.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/integration_tests/feature_tests/ffront_tests/test_program.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import gt4py.next as gtx
+from gt4py.next import errors
 
 from next_tests.integration_tests import cases
 from next_tests.integration_tests.cases import IDim, Ioff, JDim, cartesian_case, fieldview_backend
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ def test_wrong_argument_type(cartesian_case, copy_program_def):
     inp = cartesian_case.as_field([JDim], np.ones((cartesian_case.default_sizes[JDim],)))
     out = cases.allocate(cartesian_case, copy_program, "out").strategy(cases.ConstInitializer(1))()
 
-    with pytest.raises(TypeError) as exc_info:
+    with pytest.raises(errors.DSLError) as exc_info:
         # program is defined on Field[[IDim], ...], but we call with
         #  Field[[JDim], ...]
         copy_program(inp, out, offset_provider={})