diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/BlobStoreRepository.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/BlobStoreRepository.java
index b1fdc20117b..a0d7ece8c0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/BlobStoreRepository.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/repositories/blobstore/BlobStoreRepository.java
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ public abstract class BlobStoreRepository extends AbstractLifecycleComponent imp
             try {
                 return indexShardSnapshotFormat(version).read(blobContainer, snapshotId.getUUID());
             } catch (IOException ex) {
-                throw new IndexShardRestoreFailedException(shardId, "failed to read shard snapshot file", ex);
+                throw new SnapshotException(metadata.name(), snapshotId, "failed to read shard snapshot file for " + shardId, ex);
             }
         }