diff --git a/certbot/main.py b/certbot/main.py
index f68373998..3575b862e 100644
--- a/certbot/main.py
+++ b/certbot/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Certbot main entry point."""
 from __future__ import print_function
 import atexit
+import dialog
 import errno
 import functools
 import logging.handlers
@@ -674,7 +675,10 @@ def _handle_exception(exc_type, exc_value, trace, config):
             # Here we're passing a client or ACME error out to the client at the shell
             # Tell the user a bit about what happened, without overwhelming
             # them with a full traceback
-            err = traceback.format_exception_only(exc_type, exc_value)[0]
+            if issubclass(exc_type, dialog.error):
+                err = exc_value.complete_message()
+            else:
+                err = traceback.format_exception_only(exc_type, exc_value)[0]
             # Typical error from the ACME module:
             # acme.messages.Error: urn:acme:error:malformed :: The request message was
             # malformed :: Error creating new registration :: Validation of contact
diff --git a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
index 9d6335b40..9c81c070b 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import argparse
+import dialog
 import functools
 import itertools
 import os
@@ -922,6 +923,13 @@ class CLITest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         mock_sys.exit.assert_called_with(''.join(
             traceback.format_exception_only(KeyboardInterrupt, interrupt)))
 
+        # Test dialog errors
+        exception = dialog.error(message="test message")
+        main._handle_exception(
+                dialog.DialogError, exc_value=exception, trace=None, config=None)
+        error_msg = mock_sys.exit.call_args_list[-1][0][0]
+        self.assertTrue("test message" in error_msg)
+
     def test_read_file(self):
         rel_test_path = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(self.tmp_dir, 'foo'))
         self.assertRaises(