diff --git a/copyparty/util.py b/copyparty/util.py
index 8b6b2b7c..649edf08 100644
--- a/copyparty/util.py
+++ b/copyparty/util.py
@@ -284,13 +284,11 @@ def alltrace():
 
 def min_ex():
     et, ev, tb = sys.exc_info()
-    tb = traceback.extract_tb(tb, 2)
-    ex = [
-        "{} @ {} <{}>: {}".format(fp.split(os.sep)[-1], ln, fun, txt)
-        for fp, ln, fun, txt in tb
-    ]
-    ex.append("{}: {}".format(et.__name__, ev))
-    return "\n".join(ex)
+    tb = traceback.extract_tb(tb)
+    fmt = "{} @ {} <{}>: {}"
+    ex = [fmt.format(fp.split(os.sep)[-1], ln, fun, txt) for fp, ln, fun, txt in tb]
+    ex.append("[{}] {}".format(et.__name__, ev))
+    return "\n".join(ex[-8:])
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager