diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/FieldReader.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/FieldReader.java
index e202c714a0..6c3c120ee9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/FieldReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/FieldReader.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public Object read() {
             return accessor.get(field, target);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new MockitoException(
-                    "Cannot read state from field: " + field + ", on instance: " + target);
+                    "Cannot read state from field: " + field + ", on instance: " + target, e);
         }
     }
 }