diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/views.py b/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
index c2ea10f2b137..81aae1311b29 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/views.py
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ def perform_create(self, serializer):
         except Exception as ex:
             message = str(ex)
             slogger.glob.error(message)
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(message)
+            raise
 
         owner = self.request.data.get('owner')
         if owner: