diff --git a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
index ebb807ef1..7440e553f 100644
--- a/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
+++ b/packages/ws/src/ws/WebSocketShard.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ export class WebSocketShard extends AsyncEventEmitter<WebSocketShardEventsMap> {
 	}
 
 	private onError(err: Error) {
-		this.emit('error', { err });
+		this.emit('error', err);
 	}
 
 	private async onClose(code: number) {