diff --git a/lib/sentry/event.ex b/lib/sentry/event.ex
index f9253ef8..8f638627 100644
--- a/lib/sentry/event.ex
+++ b/lib/sentry/event.ex
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ defmodule Sentry.Event do
     type =
       if error_type == :error do
         normalized.__struct__
+        |> to_string()
+        |> String.trim_leading("Elixir.")
       else
         error_type
       end
diff --git a/test/event_test.exs b/test/event_test.exs
index bd385ac7..db50f158 100644
--- a/test/event_test.exs
+++ b/test/event_test.exs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defmodule Sentry.EventTest do
 
     assert event.exception == [
              %{
-               type: UndefinedFunctionError,
+               type: "UndefinedFunctionError",
                value: "function Sentry.Event.not_a_function/3 is undefined or private",
                module: nil
              }
diff --git a/test/logger_backend_test.exs b/test/logger_backend_test.exs
index 99fd849d..4940f5a0 100644
--- a/test/logger_backend_test.exs
+++ b/test/logger_backend_test.exs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ defmodule Sentry.LoggerBackendTest do
     Bypass.expect(bypass, fn conn ->
       {:ok, body, conn} = Plug.Conn.read_body(conn)
       json = Jason.decode!(body)
-      assert List.first(json["exception"])["type"] == "Elixir.ErlangError"
+      assert List.first(json["exception"])["type"] == "ErlangError"
       assert List.first(json["exception"])["value"] == "Erlang error: :bad_exit"
       assert conn.request_path == "/api/1/store/"
       assert conn.method == "POST"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ defmodule Sentry.LoggerBackendTest do
                "post_context" => []
              } = List.last(json["stacktrace"]["frames"])
 
-      assert List.first(json["exception"])["type"] == "Elixir.FunctionClauseError"
+      assert List.first(json["exception"])["type"] == "FunctionClauseError"
       assert conn.request_path == "/api/1/store/"
       assert conn.method == "POST"
       send(self_pid, "API called")