diff --git a/pkg/jobs/adopt.go b/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
index 130707bac221..2758a0c2fa2a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func (r *Registry) servePauseAndCancelRequests(ctx context.Context, s sqllivenes
 					}
 					return nil
 				}); err != nil {
-					return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: tried to cancel but could not mark as reverting: %s", id, err)
+					return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: tried to cancel but could not mark as reverting", id)
 				}
 				log.Infof(ctx, "job %d, session id: %s canceled: the job is now reverting",
 					id, s.ID())
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
index 9fd0934096f7..cb8e2ba894ec 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ func (j *Job) cancelRequested(
 		}
 		if md.Status == StatusPaused && md.Payload.FinalResumeError != nil {
 			decodedErr := errors.DecodeError(ctx, *md.Payload.FinalResumeError)
-			return fmt.Errorf("job %d is paused and has non-nil FinalResumeError "+
-				"%s hence cannot be canceled and should be reverted", j.ID(), decodedErr.Error())
+			return errors.Wrapf(decodedErr, "job %d is paused and has non-nil FinalResumeError "+
+				"hence cannot be canceled and should be reverted", j.ID())
 		}
 		if fn != nil {
 			if err := fn(ctx, txn); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
index 0cdf5aedceed..b8725f911c6e 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func TestRegistryLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 		rts.sqlDB.Exec(t, "PAUSE JOB $1", j.ID())
 		rts.check(t, jobs.StatusPaused)
 
-		rts.sqlDB.ExpectErr(t, "paused and has non-nil FinalResumeError resume", "CANCEL JOB $1", j.ID())
+		rts.sqlDB.ExpectErr(t, "paused and has non-nil FinalResumeError .* resume failed", "CANCEL JOB $1", j.ID())
 		rts.check(t, jobs.StatusPaused)
 
 		rts.sqlDB.Exec(t, "RESUME JOB $1", j.ID())
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobsprotectedts/jobs_protected_ts_test.go b/pkg/jobs/jobsprotectedts/jobs_protected_ts_test.go
index e0ddecd75db2..e8bfa763a605 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobsprotectedts/jobs_protected_ts_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobsprotectedts/jobs_protected_ts_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ package jobsprotectedts_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func TestJobsProtectedTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		if errors.Is(err, protectedts.ErrNotExists) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for %v, got %v", protectedts.ErrNotExists, err)
+		return errors.NewAssertionErrorWithWrappedErrf(err, "waiting for ErrNotExists")
 	}
 	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() (err error) {
 		return s0.DB().Txn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, txn *kv.Txn) error {
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ func TestSchedulesProtectedTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		if errors.Is(err, protectedts.ErrNotExists) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for %v, got %v", protectedts.ErrNotExists, err)
+		return errors.NewAssertionErrorWithWrappedErrf(err, "waiting for ErrNotExists")
 	}
 	testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() (err error) {
 		return s0.DB().Txn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, txn *kv.Txn) error {
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/registry.go b/pkg/jobs/registry.go
index 6c3eb8c6e08e..80249d35344c 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/registry.go
@@ -1241,7 +1241,10 @@ func (r *Registry) stepThroughStateMachine(
 		if err := job.canceled(ctx, nil /* txn */, nil /* fn */); err != nil {
 			// If we can't transactionally mark the job as canceled then it will be
 			// restarted during the next adopt loop and reverting will be retried.
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as canceled: %v", job.ID(), jobErr)
+			return errors.WithSecondaryError(
+				errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as canceled", job.ID()),
+				jobErr,
+			)
 		}
 		telemetry.Inc(TelemetryMetrics[jobType].Canceled)
 		return errors.WithSecondaryError(errors.Errorf("job %s", status), jobErr)
@@ -1264,7 +1267,10 @@ func (r *Registry) stepThroughStateMachine(
 		if err := job.reverted(ctx, nil /* txn */, jobErr, nil /* fn */); err != nil {
 			// If we can't transactionally mark the job as reverting then it will be
 			// restarted during the next adopt loop and it will be retried.
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as reverting: %s", job.ID(), jobErr)
+			return errors.WithSecondaryError(
+				errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as reverting", job.ID()),
+				jobErr,
+			)
 		}
 		onFailOrCancelCtx := logtags.AddTag(ctx, "job", job.ID())
 		var err error
@@ -1301,7 +1307,10 @@ func (r *Registry) stepThroughStateMachine(
 		if err := job.failed(ctx, nil /* txn */, jobErr, nil /* fn */); err != nil {
 			// If we can't transactionally mark the job as failed then it will be
 			// restarted during the next adopt loop and reverting will be retried.
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as failed: %s", job.ID(), jobErr)
+			return errors.WithSecondaryError(
+				errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as failed", job.ID()),
+				jobErr,
+			)
 		}
 		telemetry.Inc(TelemetryMetrics[jobType].Failed)
 		return jobErr
@@ -1316,7 +1325,10 @@ func (r *Registry) stepThroughStateMachine(
 		if err := job.revertFailed(ctx, nil /* txn */, jobErr, nil /* fn */); err != nil {
 			// If we can't transactionally mark the job as failed then it will be
 			// restarted during the next adopt loop and reverting will be retried.
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as revert field: %s", job.ID(), jobErr)
+			return errors.WithSecondaryError(
+				errors.Wrapf(err, "job %d: could not mark as revert field", job.ID()),
+				jobErr,
+			)
 		}
 		return jobErr
 	default: