diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index fb4bde287..81b639252 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class RecipeController(BaseRecipeController):
             self.logger.error("No Entry Found on recipe controller action")
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=ErrorResponse.respond(message="No Entry Found"))
         elif thrownType == exceptions.IncompleteData:
-            missing = ex.missing
+            assert isinstance(ex.__context__, exceptions.IncompleteData)
+            missing = ex.__context__.missing
             self.logger.error("Incomplete data provided to API route:", missing)
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=400,