diff --git a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/exceptions.py b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/exceptions.py
index 4f56c34b5c..d5a54c2102 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/exceptions.py
+++ b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/exceptions.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def __init__(
             logger.log(log_level, message, exc_info=inner_exception)
         if inner_exception:
             super().__init__(message, inner_exception, *args)  # type: ignore
-        super().__init__(message, *args)  # type: ignore
+        else:
+            super().__init__(message, *args)  # type: ignore
 
 
 # region Agent Exceptions
diff --git a/python/packages/core/tests/core/test_exceptions.py b/python/packages/core/tests/core/test_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47b3a53197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/packages/core/tests/core/test_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+"""Tests for AgentFrameworkException inner_exception handling."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from agent_framework import AgentFrameworkException
+
+
+def test_exception_with_inner_exception():
+    """When inner_exception is provided, it should be set as the second arg."""
+    inner = ValueError("inner error")
+    exc = AgentFrameworkException("test message", inner_exception=inner)
+    assert exc.args[0] == "test message"
+    assert exc.args[1] is inner
+
+
+def test_exception_without_inner_exception():
+    """When inner_exception is None, args should only contain the message."""
+    exc = AgentFrameworkException("test message")
+    assert exc.args == ("test message",)
+    assert len(exc.args) == 1
+
+
+def test_exception_inner_exception_none_explicit():
+    """When inner_exception is explicitly None, args should only contain the message."""
+    exc = AgentFrameworkException("test message", inner_exception=None)
+    assert exc.args == ("test message",)
+    assert len(exc.args) == 1