diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonProvider.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonProvider.java
index ca60048c..d011a7e2 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonProvider.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/spi/json/JacksonJsonProvider.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class JacksonJsonProvider extends AbstractJsonProvider {
             generator.close();
             return writer.getBuffer().toString();
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new InvalidJsonException();
+            throw new InvalidJsonException(e);
         }
     }