diff --git a/mreg_cli/exceptions.py b/mreg_cli/exceptions.py
index c5d93890..cbbedae1 100644
--- a/mreg_cli/exceptions.py
+++ b/mreg_cli/exceptions.py
@@ -234,8 +234,4 @@ def formatted_exception(self) -> str:
         """
         return f"Login failed: {self.escape()}"
 
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        """Return the error message."""
-        return "Login failed"
-
     pass
diff --git a/mreg_cli/utilities/api.py b/mreg_cli/utilities/api.py
index 1aaff555..dbb8997e 100644
--- a/mreg_cli/utilities/api.py
+++ b/mreg_cli/utilities/api.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def prompt_for_password_and_login(user: str, url: str, catch_exception: bool = T
         if catch_exception:
             e.print_self()
         else:
-            raise LoginFailedError() from e
+            raise LoginFailedError("Updating token failed.") from e
 
 
 def logout() -> None:
@@ -294,19 +294,23 @@ def _request_wrapper(
 
 
 @overload
-def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None, ok404: Literal[True]) -> Response | None: ...
+def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None, ok404: Literal[True]) -> Response | None:
+    ...
 
 
 @overload
-def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None, ok404: Literal[False]) -> Response: ...
+def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None, ok404: Literal[False]) -> Response:
+    ...
 
 
 @overload
-def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None = ..., *, ok404: bool) -> Response | None: ...
+def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None = ..., *, ok404: bool) -> Response | None:
+    ...
 
 
 @overload
-def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None = ...) -> Response: ...
+def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None = ...) -> Response:
+    ...
 
 
 def get(path: str, params: QueryParams | None = None, ok404: bool = False) -> Response | None:
@@ -468,7 +472,8 @@ def get_list_generic(
     ok404: bool = False,
     limit: int | None = 500,
     expect_one_result: Literal[True] = True,
-) -> Json: ...
+) -> Json:
+    ...
 
 
 @overload
@@ -478,7 +483,8 @@ def get_list_generic(
     ok404: bool = False,
     limit: int | None = 500,
     expect_one_result: Literal[False] = False,
-) -> list[Json]: ...
+) -> list[Json]:
+    ...
 
 
 def get_list_generic(