diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ExternalJdbcTransaction.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ExternalJdbcTransaction.java
index 47b635ce0..867472be6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ExternalJdbcTransaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/transaction/ExternalJdbcTransaction.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class ExternalJdbcTransaction extends JdbcTransaction {
    */
   @Override
   public void rollback(Throwable e) throws PersistenceException {
-    throw new PersistenceException("This is an external transaction so must be rolled back externally");
+    throw new PersistenceException("This is an external transaction so must be rolled back externally", e);
   }
 
 }