diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/bad-gateway.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/bad-gateway.exception.ts
index 5bb9cd156a3..f138adf96fc 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/bad-gateway.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/bad-gateway.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class BadGatewayException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Bad Gateway',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Bad Gateway', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.BAD_GATEWAY,
       ),
       HttpStatus.BAD_GATEWAY,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/bad-request.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/bad-request.exception.ts
index 33ad6652b65..126fbdd59e9 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/bad-request.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/bad-request.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class BadRequestException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Bad Request',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Bad Request', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
       ),
       HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/conflict.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/conflict.exception.ts
index 27bdda8aa07..c892186a1c0 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/conflict.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/conflict.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class ConflictException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Conflict',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Conflict', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.CONFLICT,
       ),
       HttpStatus.CONFLICT,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/forbidden.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/forbidden.exception.ts
index f04b86bcaa0..a8e35e2cd11 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/forbidden.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/forbidden.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class ForbiddenException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Forbidden',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Forbidden', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN,
       ),
       HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/gateway-timeout.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/gateway-timeout.exception.ts
index 49dee49381f..d3b368466ef 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/gateway-timeout.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/gateway-timeout.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class GatewayTimeoutException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Gateway Timeout',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Gateway Timeout', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.GATEWAY_TIMEOUT,
       ),
       HttpStatus.GATEWAY_TIMEOUT,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/gone.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/gone.exception.ts
index b1fc0f65b52..ac1d874daec 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/gone.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/gone.exception.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export class GoneException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Gone',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Gone', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
-      HttpException.createBody(objectOrError, description!, HttpStatus.GONE),
+      HttpException.createBody(objectOrError, description, HttpStatus.GONE),
       HttpStatus.GONE,
       httpExceptionOptions,
     );
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/http-version-not-supported.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/http-version-not-supported.exception.ts
index 23283d343e2..9924036dba4 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/http-version-not-supported.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/http-version-not-supported.exception.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ export class HttpVersionNotSupportedException extends HttpException {
       | string
       | HttpExceptionOptions = 'HTTP Version Not Supported',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'HTTP Version Not Supported', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/im-a-teapot.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/im-a-teapot.exception.ts
index 209e32c4380..0045d83fe44 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/im-a-teapot.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/im-a-teapot.exception.ts
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ export class ImATeapotException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = `I'm a teapot`,
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = `I'm a teapot`, httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.I_AM_A_TEAPOT,
       ),
       HttpStatus.I_AM_A_TEAPOT,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/internal-server-error.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/internal-server-error.exception.ts
index f8955b86afb..8891375532e 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/internal-server-error.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/internal-server-error.exception.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ export class InternalServerErrorException extends HttpException {
       | string
       | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Internal Server Error',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Internal Server Error', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
       ),
       HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/method-not-allowed.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/method-not-allowed.exception.ts
index e6db6198cf5..f67e2cc2fbf 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/method-not-allowed.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/method-not-allowed.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class MethodNotAllowedException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Method Not Allowed',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Method Not Allowed', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/misdirected.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/misdirected.exception.ts
index 4ff86459f62..358fb10908e 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/misdirected.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/misdirected.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class MisdirectedException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Misdirected',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Misdirected', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.MISDIRECTED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.MISDIRECTED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/not-acceptable.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/not-acceptable.exception.ts
index 8b3cf66a028..98fba80d4ce 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/not-acceptable.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/not-acceptable.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class NotAcceptableException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Not Acceptable',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Not Acceptable', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
       ),
       HttpStatus.NOT_ACCEPTABLE,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/not-found.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/not-found.exception.ts
index 1213e8dca8b..d5cc3de6b5b 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/not-found.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/not-found.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class NotFoundException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Not Found',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Not Found', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND,
       ),
       HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/not-implemented.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/not-implemented.exception.ts
index 206a87333a7..f10962bab49 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/not-implemented.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/not-implemented.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class NotImplementedException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Not Implemented',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Not Implemented', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/payload-too-large.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/payload-too-large.exception.ts
index 4e841a35911..6c3b75c697d 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/payload-too-large.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/payload-too-large.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class PayloadTooLargeException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Payload Too Large',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Payload Too Large', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE,
       ),
       HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/precondition-failed.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/precondition-failed.exception.ts
index 68c3433c7f7..5f7987b34d0 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/precondition-failed.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/precondition-failed.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class PreconditionFailedException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Precondition Failed',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Precondition Failed', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.PRECONDITION_FAILED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.PRECONDITION_FAILED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/request-timeout.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/request-timeout.exception.ts
index f4f6d795566..0c8a5b87c43 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/request-timeout.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/request-timeout.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class RequestTimeoutException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Request Timeout',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Request Timeout', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
       ),
       HttpStatus.REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/service-unavailable.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/service-unavailable.exception.ts
index 0afca4bdd5f..ec23beba811 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/service-unavailable.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/service-unavailable.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class ServiceUnavailableException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Service Unavailable',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Service Unavailable', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
       ),
       HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/unauthorized.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/unauthorized.exception.ts
index c5be32253ff..c59da6c1b11 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/unauthorized.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/unauthorized.exception.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export class UnauthorizedException extends HttpException {
     objectOrError?: any,
     descriptionOrOptions: string | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Unauthorized',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Unauthorized', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED,
       ),
       HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/unprocessable-entity.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/unprocessable-entity.exception.ts
index d6f99aa253f..648304d5000 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/unprocessable-entity.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/unprocessable-entity.exception.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ export class UnprocessableEntityException extends HttpException {
       | string
       | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Unprocessable Entity',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Unprocessable Entity', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
       ),
       HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
diff --git a/packages/common/exceptions/unsupported-media-type.exception.ts b/packages/common/exceptions/unsupported-media-type.exception.ts
index 9d8af94af26..5d8e042d08b 100644
--- a/packages/common/exceptions/unsupported-media-type.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/common/exceptions/unsupported-media-type.exception.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ export class UnsupportedMediaTypeException extends HttpException {
       | string
       | HttpExceptionOptions = 'Unsupported Media Type',
   ) {
-    const { description, httpExceptionOptions } =
+    const { description = 'Unsupported Media Type', httpExceptionOptions } =
       HttpException.extractDescriptionAndOptionsFrom(descriptionOrOptions);
 
     super(
       HttpException.createBody(
         objectOrError,
-        description!,
+        description,
         HttpStatus.UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE,
       ),
       HttpStatus.UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE,
diff --git a/packages/common/test/exceptions/http.exception.spec.ts b/packages/common/test/exceptions/http.exception.spec.ts
index 3bcc6d2aecb..ea428cc257a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/exceptions/http.exception.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/exceptions/http.exception.spec.ts
@@ -267,5 +267,49 @@ describe('HttpException', () => {
         expect(cause).to.be.eql(errorCause);
       });
     });
+
+    it('should preserve default description when using options with cause', () => {
+      const builtInExceptionsWithDefaults: [Type<HttpException>, string][] = [
+        [BadGatewayException, 'Bad Gateway'],
+        [BadRequestException, 'Bad Request'],
+        [ConflictException, 'Conflict'],
+        [ForbiddenException, 'Forbidden'],
+        [GatewayTimeoutException, 'Gateway Timeout'],
+        [GoneException, 'Gone'],
+        [HttpVersionNotSupportedException, 'HTTP Version Not Supported'],
+        [ImATeapotException, `I'm a teapot`],
+        [InternalServerErrorException, 'Internal Server Error'],
+        [MethodNotAllowedException, 'Method Not Allowed'],
+        [MisdirectedException, 'Misdirected'],
+        [NotAcceptableException, 'Not Acceptable'],
+        [NotFoundException, 'Not Found'],
+        [NotImplementedException, 'Not Implemented'],
+        [PayloadTooLargeException, 'Payload Too Large'],
+        [PreconditionFailedException, 'Precondition Failed'],
+        [RequestTimeoutException, 'Request Timeout'],
+        [ServiceUnavailableException, 'Service Unavailable'],
+        [UnauthorizedException, 'Unauthorized'],
+        [UnprocessableEntityException, 'Unprocessable Entity'],
+        [UnsupportedMediaTypeException, 'Unsupported Media Type'],
+      ];
+
+      builtInExceptionsWithDefaults.forEach(
+        ([ExceptionClass, expectedDescription]) => {
+          const error = new ExceptionClass('Custom message', {
+            cause: errorCause,
+          });
+
+          const response = error.getResponse() as {
+            message: string;
+            error: string;
+          };
+
+          expect(response.error).to.be.eql(
+            expectedDescription,
+            `${ExceptionClass.name} should have error "${expectedDescription}"`,
+          );
+        },
+      );
+    });
   });
 });