diff --git a/management/server/idp/zitadel.go b/management/server/idp/zitadel.go
index 1d7422989d5..9d7626844a5 100644
--- a/management/server/idp/zitadel.go
+++ b/management/server/idp/zitadel.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package idp
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ func readZitadelError(body io.ReadCloser) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(errsOut) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("data missing")
+		return errors.New("unknown error")
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf(strings.Join(errsOut, " "))
+	return errors.New(strings.Join(errsOut, " "))
 }
 
 // NewZitadelManager creates a new instance of the ZitadelManager.
diff --git a/management/server/idp/zitadel_test.go b/management/server/idp/zitadel_test.go
index c5981daa50d..722f94fe0b6 100644
--- a/management/server/idp/zitadel_test.go
+++ b/management/server/idp/zitadel_test.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestZitadelAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
 		inputCode:               400,
 		inputResBody:            "{}",
 		helper:                  JsonParser{},
-		expectedFuncExitErrDiff: fmt.Errorf("unable to get zitadel token, statusCode 400, zitadel: data missing"),
+		expectedFuncExitErrDiff: fmt.Errorf("unable to get zitadel token, statusCode 400, zitadel: unknown error"),
 		expectedCode:            200,
 		expectedToken:           "",
 	}