diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
index e433e878..281d0468 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
@@ -1046,8 +1046,8 @@ def fetch_results(
 
         resp = self.make_request(self._client.FetchResults, req)
         if resp.results.startRowOffset > expected_row_start_offset:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Expected results to start from {} but they instead start at {}".format(
+            raise DataError(
+                "fetch_results failed due to inconsistency in the state between the client and the server. Expected results to start from {} but they instead start at {}, some result batch must have been skipped".format(
                     expected_row_start_offset, resp.results.startRowOffset
                 )
             )