diff --git a/mealie/core/exceptions.py b/mealie/core/exceptions.py
index 65d6b1bb4..077a8644d 100644
--- a/mealie/core/exceptions.py
+++ b/mealie/core/exceptions.py
@@ -53,6 +53,4 @@ class IncompleteData(Exception):
     This exception is raised when a user sends incomplete data to the API
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, missing, *args, **kwargs):
-        Exception.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        self.__context__["missing"] = missing
+    pass
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index d06f77d9f..117d7efd8 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ 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.__context__["missing"]
+            print(ex.args)
+            print(ex.__context__)
+            missing = ex.__context__.missing
             self.logger.error("Incomplete data provided to API route:", missing)
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=400,
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
index a36deab27..9a0ce09fd 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class RecipeService(RecipeServiceBase):
                     continue
 
                 if getattr(new_data, field) is None:
-                    raise exceptions.IncompleteData(field, f"Incomplete recipe, missing {field}")
+                    raise exceptions.IncompleteData("Incomplete recipe", missing=field)
 
         if recipe is None or recipe.settings is None:
             raise exceptions.NoEntryFound("Recipe not found.")