diff --git a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_definitions.yaml b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_definitions.yaml
index 5162e704cd06..358637c4b81d 100644
--- a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_definitions.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_definitions.yaml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 - name: Google Ads
   sourceDefinitionId: 253487c0-2246-43ba-a21f-5116b20a2c50
   dockerRepository: airbyte/source-google-ads
-  dockerImageTag: 0.1.31
+  dockerImageTag: 0.1.32
   documentationUrl: https://docs.airbyte.io/integrations/sources/google-ads
   icon: google-adwords.svg
   sourceType: api
diff --git a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_specs.yaml b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_specs.yaml
index 4cbbc03e2c94..4253c7b89ed0 100644
--- a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_specs.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/source_specs.yaml
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@
     supportsNormalization: false
     supportsDBT: false
     supported_destination_sync_modes: []
-- dockerImage: "airbyte/source-google-ads:0.1.31"
+- dockerImage: "airbyte/source-google-ads:0.1.32"
   spec:
     documentationUrl: "https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/sources/google-ads"
     connectionSpecification:
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/Dockerfile b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/Dockerfile
index 4a40dbdc7ff1..03cd274c9861 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/Dockerfile
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/Dockerfile
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ RUN pip install .
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "/airbyte/integration_code/main.py"]
 
-LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.1.31
+LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.1.32
 LABEL io.airbyte.name=airbyte/source-google-ads
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/source_google_ads/source.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/source_google_ads/source.py
index 33e552c48db8..90d6f9409313 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/source_google_ads/source.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-google-ads/source_google_ads/source.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 
+import traceback
 from typing import Any, List, Mapping, Tuple, Union
 
 from airbyte_cdk import AirbyteLogger
@@ -96,16 +97,18 @@ def check_connection(self, logger: AirbyteLogger, config: Mapping[str, Any]) ->
                 query = query.get("query")
 
                 if is_manager_account and self.is_metrics_in_custom_query(query):
-                    raise Exception(f"Metrics are not available for manager account. Check fields in your custom query: {query}")
+                    return False, f"Metrics are not available for manager account. Check fields in your custom query: {query}"
                 if CustomQuery.cursor_field in query:
-                    raise Exception(f"Custom query should not contain {CustomQuery.cursor_field}")
+                    return False, f"Custom query should not contain {CustomQuery.cursor_field}"
 
                 req_q = CustomQuery.insert_segments_date_expr(query, "1980-01-01", "1980-01-01")
                 for customer_id in google_api.customer_ids:
                     google_api.send_request(req_q, customer_id=customer_id)
             return True, None
-        except GoogleAdsException as error:
-            return False, f"Unable to connect to Google Ads API with the provided credentials - {repr(error.failure)}"
+        except GoogleAdsException as exception:
+            error_messages = ", ".join([error.message for error in exception.failure.errors])
+            logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+            return False, f"Unable to connect to Google Ads API with the provided credentials - {error_messages}"
 
     def streams(self, config: Mapping[str, Any]) -> List[Stream]:
         google_api = GoogleAds(credentials=self.get_credentials(config), customer_id=config["customer_id"])
diff --git a/docs/integrations/sources/google-ads.md b/docs/integrations/sources/google-ads.md
index 14570b2f9f08..4cab2b9683a1 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/sources/google-ads.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/sources/google-ads.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ This source is constrained by whatever API limits are set for the Google Ads tha
 
 | Version  | Date       | Pull Request | Subject                                                                                      |
 |:---------|:-----------| :--- |:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `0.1.32` | 2022-03-24 | [11371](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/11371) | Improve how connection check returns error messages                                          |
 | `0.1.31` | 2022-03-23 | [11301](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/11301) | Update docs and spec to clarify usage                                                        |
 | `0.1.30` | 2022-03-23 | [11221](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/11221) | Add `*_labels` streams to fetch the label text rather than their IDs                         |
 | `0.1.29` | 2022-03-22 | [10919](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/10919) | Fix user location report schema and add to acceptance tests                                  |