diff --git a/src/marqo/tensor_search/api.py b/src/marqo/tensor_search/api.py
index 75320fe45..4c9d83fef 100644
--- a/src/marqo/tensor_search/api.py
+++ b/src/marqo/tensor_search/api.py
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ def marqo_base_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: base_exceptions.MarqoErr
         # Base exceptions
         (base_exceptions.InternalError, api_exceptions.InternalError),
         (base_exceptions.InvalidArgumentError, api_exceptions.InvalidArgError),
-
-        # If no mapping is found, raise a generic API error (500)
-        (base_exceptions.MarqoError, api_exceptions.MarqoWebError),
     ]
 
     converted_error = None
@@ -95,8 +92,9 @@ def marqo_base_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: base_exceptions.MarqoErr
             break
 
     # Completely unhandled exception (500)
+    # This should abstract away internal error.
     if not converted_error:
-        converted_error = api_exceptions.MarqoWebError(exc.message)
+        converted_error = api_exceptions.MarqoWebError("Marqo encountered an unexpected internal error.")
 
     return marqo_api_exception_handler(request, converted_error)
 
diff --git a/tests/tensor_search/test_api_exception_handler.py b/tests/tensor_search/test_api_exception_handler.py
index 3a727be63..ec58d65fe 100644
--- a/tests/tensor_search/test_api_exception_handler.py
+++ b/tests/tensor_search/test_api_exception_handler.py
@@ -89,3 +89,13 @@ def test_base_exception_handler_vespa_errors(self, mock_api_exception_handler):
         with self.subTest("Vespa error: Vespa Error"):
             marqo_base_exception_handler(self.normal_request, vespa_exceptions.VespaError(self.generic_error_message))
             assert isinstance(mock_api_exception_handler.call_args_list[-1][0][1], api_exceptions.MarqoWebError)
+
+    @mock.patch("marqo.tensor_search.api.marqo_api_exception_handler")
+    def test_base_exception_handler_unhandled_error(self, mock_api_exception_handler):
+        # Ensure that an unhandled error is converted to a MarqoWebError and the original message is not propagated
+        marqo_base_exception_handler(self.normal_request, base_exceptions.MarqoError("This should not be propagated."))
+        converted_error = mock_api_exception_handler.call_args_list[-1][0][1]
+        
+        self.assertIsInstance(converted_error, api_exceptions.MarqoWebError)
+        self.assertNotIn("This should not be propagated.", converted_error.message)
+        self.assertIn("unexpected internal error", converted_error.message)
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