diff --git a/ethers/signer.nim b/ethers/signer.nim
index 5f5d226..b414f02 100644
--- a/ethers/signer.nim
+++ b/ethers/signer.nim
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type
 
 type SignerError* = object of EthersError
 
-template raiseSignerError(message: string) =
-  raise newException(SignerError, message)
+template raiseSignerError(message: string, parent: ref ProviderError = nil) =
+  raise newException(SignerError, message, parent)
 
 method provider*(signer: Signer): Provider {.base, gcsafe.} =
   doAssert false, "not implemented"
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ method populateTransaction*(signer: Signer,
     except ProviderError as e:
       # send a 0-valued transaction with the errored nonce to prevent stuck txs
       discard await signer.cancelTransaction(populated)
-      raiseSignerError "estimateGas failed. *A cancellation transaction " &
-        "(0-valued tx to ourselves with the estimateGas nonce) has been sent " &
-        "to prevent stuck transactions.* Error: " & e.msg
+      raiseSignerError "Estimate gas failed -- A cancellation transaction " &
+        "has been sent to prevent stuck transactions. See parent exception " &
+        "for revert reason.", e
 
   return populated
diff --git a/ethers/testing.nim b/ethers/testing.nim
index 5d38c1f..dcf48de 100644
--- a/ethers/testing.nim
+++ b/ethers/testing.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import std/strutils
 import ./provider
+import ./signer
 
-proc revertReason*(e: ref ProviderError): string =
+proc revertReason*(e: ref EthersError): string =
   var msg = e.msg
   const revertPrefixes = @[
     # hardhat
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ proc reverts*[T](call: Future[T]): Future[bool] {.async.} =
     else:
       discard await call
     return false
-  except ProviderError:
+  except ProviderError, SignerError:
     return true
 
 proc reverts*[T](call: Future[T], reason: string): Future[bool] {.async.} =
@@ -32,5 +33,11 @@ proc reverts*[T](call: Future[T], reason: string): Future[bool] {.async.} =
     else:
       discard await call
     return false
-  except ProviderError as error:
-    return reason == error.revertReason
+  except EthersError as error:
+    var passed = reason == error.revertReason
+    if not passed and
+       not error.parent.isNil and
+       error.parent of (ref EthersError):
+      let revertReason = (ref EthersError)(error.parent).revertReason
+      passed = reason == revertReason
+    return passed