diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/BaseMethodBinding.java b/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/BaseMethodBinding.java
index 49246714eee..a177756a7bb 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/BaseMethodBinding.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/BaseMethodBinding.java
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ public abstract class BaseMethodBinding<T> {
 			if (e.getCause() instanceof BaseServerResponseException) {
 				throw (BaseServerResponseException) e.getCause();
 			}
-			throw new InternalErrorException("Failed to call access method", e);
+			throw new InternalErrorException("Failed to call access method: " + e.getCause(), e);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new InternalErrorException("Failed to call access method", e);
+			throw new InternalErrorException("Failed to call access method: " + e.getCause(), e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/ServerWithResponseHighlightingInterceptorExceptionTest.java b/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/ServerWithResponseHighlightingInterceptorExceptionTest.java
index 5843ae42ff9..72fb556250d 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/ServerWithResponseHighlightingInterceptorExceptionTest.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/ServerWithResponseHighlightingInterceptorExceptionTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ServerWithResponseHighlightingInterceptorExceptionTest {
 		ourLog.info(responseContent);
 		
 		assertEquals(500, status.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
-		assertThat(responseContent, containsString("<diagnostics value=\"Failed to call access method\"/>"));
+		assertThat(responseContent, containsString("<diagnostics value=\"Failed to call access method: java.lang.Error: AAABBB\"/>"));
 	}