diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/availability_strategy/default_file_based_availability_strategy.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/availability_strategy/default_file_based_availability_strategy.py
index c9d416a72..9dea3a1a0 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/availability_strategy/default_file_based_availability_strategy.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/availability_strategy/default_file_based_availability_strategy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Tuple
 
 from airbyte_cdk import AirbyteTracedException
+from airbyte_cdk.models import FailureType
 from airbyte_cdk.sources import Source
 from airbyte_cdk.sources.file_based.availability_strategy import (
     AbstractFileBasedAvailabilityStrategy,
@@ -133,8 +134,10 @@ def _check_parse_record(
         except AirbyteTracedException as ate:
             raise ate
         except Exception as exc:
-            raise CheckAvailabilityError(
-                FileBasedSourceError.ERROR_READING_FILE, stream=stream.name, file=file.uri
+            raise AirbyteTracedException(
+                message=FileBasedSourceError.ERROR_READING_FILE.value,
+                internal_message=f"Error reading file {file.uri} in stream {stream.name}: {exc}",
+                failure_type=FailureType.system_error,
             ) from exc
 
         schema = stream.catalog_schema or stream.config.input_schema
diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/exceptions.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/exceptions.py
index cd727463a..5a2c96337 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/exceptions.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/file_based/exceptions.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class FileBasedSourceError(Enum):
     ERROR_CASTING_VALUE_UNRECOGNIZED_TYPE = "Could not cast the value to the expected type because the type is not recognized. Valid types are null, array, boolean, integer, number, object, and string."
     ERROR_DECODING_VALUE = "Expected a JSON-decodeable value but could not decode record."
     ERROR_LISTING_FILES = "Error listing files. Please check the credentials provided in the config and verify that they provide permission to list files."
-    ERROR_READING_FILE = "Error opening file. Please check the credentials provided in the config and verify that they provide permission to read files."
+    ERROR_READING_FILE = "File read failed during availability check."
     ERROR_PARSING_RECORD = "Error parsing record. This could be due to a mismatch between the config's file type and the actual file type, or because the file or record is not parseable."
     ERROR_PARSING_USER_PROVIDED_SCHEMA = (
         "The provided schema could not be transformed into valid JSON Schema."