diff --git a/lib/loaders/express.loader.ts b/lib/loaders/express.loader.ts
index 99c51d99..72fad59c 100644
--- a/lib/loaders/express.loader.ts
+++ b/lib/loaders/express.loader.ts
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ export class ExpressLoader extends AbstractLoader {
 
       app.use((err: any, req: any, _res: any, next: Function) => {
         if (isRouteExcluded(req, options.exclude)) {
-          const method = httpAdapter.getRequestMethod(req);
-          const url = httpAdapter.getRequestUrl(req);
-          return next(new NotFoundException(`Cannot ${method} ${url}`));
+          return next(err);
         }
 
         if (err instanceof HttpException) {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/express-adapter.e2e-spec.ts b/tests/e2e/express-adapter.e2e-spec.ts
index 822713fc..8973a6ea 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/express-adapter.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/express-adapter.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ describe('Express adapter', () => {
         return request(server)
           .get('/api/404')
           .expect(404)
-          .expect(/Not Found/)
-          .expect(/Cannot GET \/api\/404/);
+          .expect({ statusCode: 404, message: 'Not Found' }); // Default NestJS NotFoundException response
       });
     });