diff --git a/aiohttp/client_exceptions.py b/aiohttp/client_exceptions.py
index 6fcfa51f92e..bd742ad19b5 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_exceptions.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_exceptions.py
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} {self}>"
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return " - ".join(map(str, self.args))
+        if self._description:
+            return f"{self._url} - {self._description}"
+        return self._url
 
 
 class InvalidRedirectURL(InvalidURL):