diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/server_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/server_api.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/server_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/server_api.py
@@ -405,13 +405,19 @@ def store_exception(request, apiuser, ex
     try:
         exc_traceback = exc_data['exc_traceback']
         exc_type_name = exc_data['exc_type_name']
+        exc_value = ''
     except KeyError as err:
-        raise JSONRPCError('Missing exc_traceback, or exc_type_name '
-                           'in exc_data_json field. Missing: {}'.format(err))
+        raise JSONRPCError(
+            f'Missing exc_traceback, or exc_type_name '
+            f'in exc_data_json field. Missing: {err}')
+
+    class ExcType:
+        __name__ = exc_type_name
+
+    exc_info = (ExcType(), exc_value, exc_traceback)
 
     exc_tracking._store_exception(
-        exc_id=exc_id, exc_traceback=exc_traceback,
-        exc_type_name=exc_type_name, prefix=prefix)
+        exc_id=exc_id, exc_info=exc_info, prefix=prefix)
 
     exc_url = request.route_url(
         'admin_settings_exception_tracker_show', exception_id=exc_id)
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/exc_tracking.py b/rhodecode/lib/exc_tracking.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/exc_tracking.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/exc_tracking.py
@@ -198,14 +198,19 @@ def get_request_metadata(request=None) -
     return request_metadata
 
 
-def format_exc(exc_info):
+def format_exc(exc_info, use_detailed_tb=True):
     exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = exc_info
     tb = "++ TRACEBACK ++\n\n"
-    tb += "".join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, None))
+    if isinstance(exc_traceback, str):
+        tb += exc_traceback
+        use_detailed_tb = False
+    else:
+        tb += "".join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, None))
 
-    locals_tb = get_detailed_tb(exc_info)
-    if locals_tb:
-        tb += f"\n+++ DETAILS +++\n\n{locals_tb}\n" ""
+    if use_detailed_tb:
+        locals_tb = get_detailed_tb(exc_info)
+        if locals_tb:
+            tb += f"\n+++ DETAILS +++\n\n{locals_tb}\n" ""
     return tb