diff --git a/podaac/merger/harmony/service.py b/podaac/merger/harmony/service.py
index dfdec6dc..a38deae0 100644
--- a/podaac/merger/harmony/service.py
+++ b/podaac/merger/harmony/service.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 from uuid import uuid4
 import traceback
+import sys
 
 from harmony_service_lib.adapter import BaseHarmonyAdapter
 from harmony_service_lib.util import bbox_to_geometry, stage
@@ -23,9 +24,16 @@
 
 
 class ConciseException(HarmonyException):
-    """Base class for exceptions in the Harmony GDAL Adapter."""
-
+    """Concise Exception class for custom error messages to see in harmony api calls."""
     def __init__(self, original_exception):
+        # Ensure we can extract traceback information
+        if original_exception.__traceback__ is None:
+            # Capture the current traceback if not already present
+            try:
+                raise original_exception
+            except type(original_exception):
+                original_exception.__traceback__ = sys.exc_info()[2]
+
         # Extract the last traceback entry (most recent call) for the error location
         tb = traceback.extract_tb(original_exception.__traceback__)[-1]
 
@@ -39,7 +47,11 @@ def __init__(self, original_exception):
         readable_message = (f"Error in file '{filename}', line {lineno}, in function '{funcname}': "
                             f"{error_msg}")
 
-        super().__init__(readable_message, 'nasa/harmony-gdal-adapter')
+        # Call the parent class constructor with the formatted message and category
+        super().__init__(readable_message, 'podaac/concise')
+
+        # Store the original exception for potential further investigation
+        self.original_exception = original_exception
 
 
 class ConciseService(BaseHarmonyAdapter):
diff --git a/tests/test_concise_exception.py b/tests/test_concise_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3813781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_concise_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import pytest
+import traceback
+import sys
+from podaac.merger.harmony.service import ConciseException
+
+
+def test_exception_message_formatting():
+    """
+    Test that the ConciseException correctly formats the error message
+    with file, line, function, and original error details.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Simulate an error by intentionally causing a division by zero
+        1 / 0
+    except ZeroDivisionError as original_error:
+        concise_exception = ConciseException(original_error)
+        
+        # Detailed assertions with informative error messages
+        error_str = str(concise_exception)
+        error_msg = concise_exception.message
+        
+        assert "Error in file" in error_msg, f"Expected file context, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert "line" in error_msg, f"Expected line number, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert "in function" in error_msg, f"Expected function context, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert "division by zero" in error_msg, f"Expected original error message, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert concise_exception.category == 'podaac/concise'
+
+def test_exception_traceback_details():
+    """
+    Verify that the exception captures the correct traceback information.
+    """
+    def inner_function():
+        # Another function to add depth to the traceback
+        1 / 0
+    
+    try:
+        inner_function()
+    except ZeroDivisionError as original_error:
+        concise_exception = ConciseException(original_error)
+        
+        # Extract expected details
+        tb = traceback.extract_tb(original_error.__traceback__)[-1]
+        expected_filename = tb.filename
+        expected_lineno = tb.lineno
+        expected_funcname = tb.name
+        
+        error_msg = concise_exception.message
+        assert expected_filename in error_msg, f"Filename not found, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert str(expected_lineno) in error_msg, f"Line number not found, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert expected_funcname in error_msg, f"Function name not found, got: {error_msg}"
+
+def test_original_error_type_preservation():
+    """
+    Ensure that the original error type is preserved in the traceback.
+    """
+    try:
+        raise ValueError("Test error message")
+    except ValueError as original_error:
+        concise_exception = ConciseException(original_error)
+        
+        error_msg = concise_exception.message
+        assert "Test error message" in error_msg, f"Original error message not found, got: {error_msg}"
+        assert isinstance(concise_exception.original_exception, ValueError)
+
+def test_module_identifier():
+    """
+    Verify that the module identifier is set correctly.
+    """
+    try:
+        raise RuntimeError("Sample error")
+    except RuntimeError as original_error:
+        concise_exception = ConciseException(original_error)
+        
+        assert concise_exception.category == 'podaac/concise'
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