diff --git a/tractor/_exceptions.py b/tractor/_exceptions.py
index 0bb4552b..214dc88a 100644
--- a/tractor/_exceptions.py
+++ b/tractor/_exceptions.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class RemoteActorError(Exception):
                 ')'
             )
 
-        return super().__repr__(self)
+        return super().__repr__()
 
     # TODO: local recontruction of remote exception deats
     # def unbox(self) -> BaseException:
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class AsyncioCancelled(Exception):
 
     '''
 
+class MessagingError(Exception):
+    'Some kind of unexpected SC messaging dialog issue'
+
 
 def pack_error(
     exc: BaseException,