diff --git a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/impl/JsonAsserterImpl.java b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/impl/JsonAsserterImpl.java
index 8f4bb3e7..e068460a 100644
--- a/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/impl/JsonAsserterImpl.java
+++ b/json-path-assert/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonassert/impl/JsonAsserterImpl.java
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ public class JsonAsserterImpl implements JsonAsserter {
         try {
             obj = JsonPath.<T>read(jsonObject, path);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new AssertionError(String.format("Error reading JSON path [%s]: %s", path, e));
+            final AssertionError assertionError = new AssertionError(String.format("Error reading JSON path [%s]", path));
+            assertionError.initCause(e);
+            throw assertionError;
         }
 
         if (!matcher.matches(obj)) {