diff --git a/storage/remote/client.go b/storage/remote/client.go
index af696336bd..68891f659e 100644
--- a/storage/remote/client.go
+++ b/storage/remote/client.go
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ func (c *Client) Read(ctx context.Context, query *prompb.Query, sortSeries bool)
 		_ = httpResp.Body.Close()
 
 		cancel()
-		err := errors.New(string(body))
+		errStr := strings.Trim(string(body), "\n")
+		err := errors.New(errStr)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote server %s returned http status %s: %w", c.urlString, httpResp.Status, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/storage/remote/client_test.go b/storage/remote/client_test.go
index 27a322c39f..a9e312ffc8 100644
--- a/storage/remote/client_test.go
+++ b/storage/remote/client_test.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func TestReadClient(t *testing.T) {
 			httpHandler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 				http.Error(w, "test error", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			}),
-			expectedErrorContains: "test error\n",
+			expectedErrorContains: "test error",
 			unwrap:                true,
 		},
 	}