diff --git a/client/dtmcli/dtmimp/vars.go b/client/dtmcli/dtmimp/vars.go
index 3728b6c..a34d29f 100644
--- a/client/dtmcli/dtmimp/vars.go
+++ b/client/dtmcli/dtmimp/vars.go
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ var ErrOngoing = errors.New("ONGOING")
 // if QueryPrepared executed before call. then DoAndSubmit return this error
 var ErrDuplicated = errors.New("DUPLICATED")
 
-// XaSQLTimeoutMs milliseconds for Xa sql to timeout
-var XaSQLTimeoutMs = 15000
-
 // MapSuccess HTTP result of SUCCESS
 var MapSuccess = map[string]interface{}{"dtm_result": ResultSuccess}
 
diff --git a/client/dtmcli/types.go b/client/dtmcli/types.go
index 1263a17..be7fda1 100644
--- a/client/dtmcli/types.go
+++ b/client/dtmcli/types.go
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@ func GetCurrentDBType() string {
 	return dtmimp.GetCurrentDBType()
 }
 
-// SetXaSQLTimeoutMs set XaSQLTimeoutMs
-func SetXaSQLTimeoutMs(ms int) {
-	dtmimp.XaSQLTimeoutMs = ms
-}
-
-// GetXaSQLTimeoutMs get XaSQLTimeoutMs
-func GetXaSQLTimeoutMs() int {
-	return dtmimp.XaSQLTimeoutMs
-}
-
 // SetBarrierTableName sets barrier table name
 func SetBarrierTableName(tablename string) {
 	dtmimp.BarrierTableName = tablename
diff --git a/client/dtmcli/types_test.go b/client/dtmcli/types_test.go
index b3cfbaf..f7c27b3 100644
--- a/client/dtmcli/types_test.go
+++ b/client/dtmcli/types_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,5 @@ func TestTypes(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestXaSqlTimeout(t *testing.T) {
-	old := GetXaSQLTimeoutMs()
-	SetXaSQLTimeoutMs(old)
 	SetBarrierTableName(dtmimp.BarrierTableName) // just cover this func
 }
diff --git a/client/dtmcli/utils.go b/client/dtmcli/utils.go
index a67c275..3483719 100644
--- a/client/dtmcli/utils.go
+++ b/client/dtmcli/utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/client/dtmcli/dtmimp"
 	"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ func String2DtmError(str string) error {
 	}[str]
 }
 
+// ErrorMessage2Error return an error fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", errMsg, err) but trim out duplicate wrap
+// eg. ErrorMessage2Error("an error. FAILURE", ErrFailure) return an error with message: "an error. FAILURE",
+// no additional ". FAILURE" added
+func ErrorMessage2Error(errMsg string, err error) error {
+	errMsg = strings.TrimSuffix(errMsg, ". "+err.Error())
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", errMsg, err)
+}
+
 // Result2HttpJSON return the http code and json result
 // if result is error, the return proper code, else return StatusOK
 func Result2HttpJSON(result interface{}) (code int, res interface{}) {
diff --git a/client/dtmgrpc/type.go b/client/dtmgrpc/type.go
index 795164c..883504e 100644
--- a/client/dtmgrpc/type.go
+++ b/client/dtmgrpc/type.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package dtmgrpc
 import (
 	context "context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/client/dtmcli"
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/client/dtmcli/dtmimp"
@@ -40,9 +39,9 @@ func GrpcError2DtmError(err error) error {
 		if st.Message() == dtmcli.ResultOngoing {
 			return dtmcli.ErrOngoing
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
+		return dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
 	} else if st != nil && st.Code() == codes.FailedPrecondition {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
+		return dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/client/workflow/imp.go b/client/workflow/imp.go
index a987807..55d08bb 100644
--- a/client/workflow/imp.go
+++ b/client/workflow/imp.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (wf *Workflow) process(handler WfFunc, data []byte) (err error) {
 		err = wf.processPhase2(err)
 	}
 	if err == nil || errors.Is(err, dtmcli.ErrFailure) {
-		err1 := wf.submit(wfErrorToStatus(err))
+		err1 := wf.submit(err)
 		if err1 != nil {
 			return err1
 		}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (wf *Workflow) recordedDoInner(fn func(bb *dtmcli.BranchBarrier) *stepResul
 	}
 	r := wf.getStepResult()
 	if r != nil {
-		logger.Debugf("progress restored: %s %s %v %s %s", branchID, wf.currentOp, r.Error, r.Status, r.Data)
+		logger.Debugf("progress restored: '%s' '%s' '%v' '%s' '%s'", branchID, wf.currentOp, r.Error, r.Status, r.Data)
 		return r
 	}
 	bb := &dtmcli.BranchBarrier{
diff --git a/client/workflow/rpc.go b/client/workflow/rpc.go
index 98b7e9e..29dc96e 100644
--- a/client/workflow/rpc.go
+++ b/client/workflow/rpc.go
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ func (wf *Workflow) getProgress() ([]*dtmgpb.DtmProgress, error) {
 	return reply.Progresses, err
 }
 
-func (wf *Workflow) submit(status string) error {
+func (wf *Workflow) submit(err error) error {
+	status := wfErrorToStatus(err)
+	reason := ""
+	if err != nil {
+		reason = err.Error()
+	}
 	if wf.Protocol == dtmimp.ProtocolHTTP {
 		m := map[string]interface{}{
 			"gid":        wf.Gid,
 			"trans_type": wf.TransType,
 			"req_extra": map[string]string{
-				"status": status,
+				"status":          status,
+				"rollback_reason": reason,
 			},
 		}
 		_, err := dtmimp.TransCallDtmExt(wf.TransBase, m, "submit")
@@ -41,7 +47,8 @@ func (wf *Workflow) submit(status string) error {
 	}
 	req := dtmgimp.GetDtmRequest(wf.TransBase)
 	req.ReqExtra = map[string]string{
-		"status": status,
+		"status":          status,
+		"rollback_reason": reason,
 	}
 	reply := emptypb.Empty{}
 	return dtmgimp.MustGetGrpcConn(wf.Dtm, false).Invoke(wf.Context, "/dtmgimp.Dtm/"+"Submit", req, &reply)
diff --git a/client/workflow/utils.go b/client/workflow/utils.go
index f2e3ca9..b8d6739 100644
--- a/client/workflow/utils.go
+++ b/client/workflow/utils.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package workflow
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -75,9 +74,9 @@ func HTTPResp2DtmError(resp *http.Response) ([]byte, error) {
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	resp.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(data))
 	if code == http.StatusTooEarly {
-		return data, fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", string(data), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
+		return data, dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(string(data), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
 	} else if code == http.StatusConflict {
-		return data, fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", string(data), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
+		return data, dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(string(data), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
 	} else if err == nil && code != http.StatusOK {
 		return data, errors.New(string(data))
 	}
@@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ func HTTPResp2DtmError(resp *http.Response) ([]byte, error) {
 func GrpcError2DtmError(err error) error {
 	st, _ := status.FromError(err)
 	if st != nil && st.Code() == codes.Aborted {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
+		return dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrFailure)
 	} else if st != nil && st.Code() == codes.FailedPrecondition {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s. %w", st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
+		return dtmcli.ErrorMessage2Error(st.Message(), dtmcli.ErrOngoing)
 	}
 	return err
 }
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ func (wf *Workflow) stepResultFromGrpc(reply interface{}, err error) *stepResult
 	if sr.Error == nil {
 		sr.Data = dtmgimp.MustProtoMarshal(reply.(protoreflect.ProtoMessage))
 	} else if sr.Status == dtmcli.StatusFailed {
-		sr.Data = []byte(sr.Error.Error())
+		sr.Data = []byte(err.Error())
 	}
 	return sr
 }
diff --git a/dtmsvr/api.go b/dtmsvr/api.go
index 13d5e20..694e806 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/api.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/api.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var Version = ""
 func svcSubmit(t *TransGlobal) interface{} {
 	if t.TransType == "workflow" {
 		t.Status = dtmcli.StatusPrepared
-		t.changeStatus(t.ReqExtra["status"])
+		t.changeStatus(t.ReqExtra["status"], withRollbackReason(t.ReqExtra["rollback_reason"]))
 		return nil
 	}
 	t.Status = dtmcli.StatusSubmitted