diff --git a/lib/better_errors/raised_exception.rb b/lib/better_errors/raised_exception.rb
index 4057d5bf..b01c0ba2 100644
--- a/lib/better_errors/raised_exception.rb
+++ b/lib/better_errors/raised_exception.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ class RaisedException
     attr_reader :exception, :message, :backtrace
 
     def initialize(exception)
-      if exception.respond_to?(:original_exception) && exception.original_exception
+      if exception.respond_to?(:cause) && exception.cause
+        exception = exception.cause
+      elsif exception.respond_to?(:original_exception) && exception.original_exception
         exception = exception.original_exception
       end