diff --git a/liquibase-core/src/main/java/liquibase/database/jvm/JdbcConnection.java b/liquibase-core/src/main/java/liquibase/database/jvm/JdbcConnection.java
index b7ceb09eb19..6ecb608b16a 100644
--- a/liquibase-core/src/main/java/liquibase/database/jvm/JdbcConnection.java
+++ b/liquibase-core/src/main/java/liquibase/database/jvm/JdbcConnection.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public void open(String url, Driver driverObject, Properties driverProperties) t
             if (driverClassName.equals("org.h2.Driver")) {
                 errorMessage += ". Make sure your H2 database is active and accessible by opening a new terminal window, run \"liquibase init start-h2\", and then return to this terminal window to run commands";
             }
-            throw new DatabaseException(errorMessage + ".  " + sqle.getMessage());
+            throw new DatabaseException(errorMessage + ".  " + sqle.getMessage(), sqle);
         }
     }