diff --git a/elastic4s-domain/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/ElasticError.scala b/elastic4s-domain/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/ElasticError.scala
index dbc38a00a..8db4a5b1c 100644
--- a/elastic4s-domain/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/ElasticError.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-domain/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/ElasticError.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ case class ElasticError(`type`: String,
                         grouped: Option[Boolean] = None,
                         @JsonProperty("failed_shards") failedShards: Seq[FailedShard] = Seq()
 ) {
-  def asException: Exception = causedBy.fold(new RuntimeException(s"${`type`} $reason"))(cause => new RuntimeException(s"${`type`} $reason", new RuntimeException(cause.toString)))
+  def asException: Exception =
+    causedBy.fold(new RuntimeException(s"${`type`} $reason", Option(rootCause).flatMap(_.headOption).map(_.asException).orNull))(cause => new RuntimeException(s"${`type`} $reason", new RuntimeException(cause.toString)))
 }
 
 case class FailedShard(
diff --git a/elastic4s-streams-akka/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/akka/streams/ElasticSource.scala b/elastic4s-streams-akka/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/akka/streams/ElasticSource.scala
index 9f9dadb1c..4fd986990 100644
--- a/elastic4s-streams-akka/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/akka/streams/ElasticSource.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-streams-akka/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/akka/streams/ElasticSource.scala
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package com.sksamuel.elastic4s.akka.streams
 
 import akka.stream.stage.{GraphStage, GraphStageLogic, OutHandler}
 import akka.stream.{Attributes, Outlet, SourceShape}
+import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ElasticApi.clearScroll
 import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ElasticDsl.searchScroll
-import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.requests.searches.{SearchHandlers, SearchHit, SearchRequest, SearchResponse, SearchScrollHandlers, SearchScrollRequest}
-import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.{ElasticClient, Executor, Functor, Handler, RequestFailure, RequestSuccess, Response}
+import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.requests.searches._
+import com.sksamuel.elastic4s._
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class ElasticSource(client: ElasticClient, settings: SourceSettings)
 
   private implicit val searchHandler: Handler[SearchRequest, SearchResponse] = SearchHandlers.SearchHandler
   private implicit val scrollHandler: Handler[SearchScrollRequest, SearchResponse] = SearchScrollHandlers.SearchScrollHandler
+  private implicit val clearScrollHandler: Handler[ClearScrollRequest, ClearScrollResponse] = SearchScrollHandlers.ClearScrollHandler
   private implicit val executor: Executor[Future] = Executor.FutureExecutor
   private implicit val functor: Functor[Future] = Functor.FutureFunctor
 
@@ -87,6 +89,13 @@ class ElasticSource(client: ElasticClient, settings: SourceSettings)
       maybeFetch()
     }
 
+    override def postStop(): Unit = {
+      Option(scrollId) match {
+        case Some(id) => client.execute(clearScroll(id))
+        case _ => ()
+      }
+    }
+
     setHandler(out, this)
   }
 }
diff --git a/elastic4s-streams-pekko/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/pekko/streams/ElasticSource.scala b/elastic4s-streams-pekko/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/pekko/streams/ElasticSource.scala
index 49303a44d..be0d494a0 100644
--- a/elastic4s-streams-pekko/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/pekko/streams/ElasticSource.scala
+++ b/elastic4s-streams-pekko/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/pekko/streams/ElasticSource.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.sksamuel.elastic4s.pekko.streams
 
+import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ElasticApi.clearScroll
 import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.ElasticDsl.searchScroll
 import com.sksamuel.elastic4s._
 import com.sksamuel.elastic4s.requests.searches._
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class ElasticSource(client: ElasticClient, settings: SourceSettings)
 
   private implicit val searchHandler: Handler[SearchRequest, SearchResponse] = SearchHandlers.SearchHandler
   private implicit val scrollHandler: Handler[SearchScrollRequest, SearchResponse] = SearchScrollHandlers.SearchScrollHandler
+  private implicit val clearScrollHandler: Handler[ClearScrollRequest, ClearScrollResponse] = SearchScrollHandlers.ClearScrollHandler
   private implicit val executor: Executor[Future] = Executor.FutureExecutor
   private implicit val functor: Functor[Future] = Functor.FutureFunctor
 
@@ -87,6 +89,13 @@ class ElasticSource(client: ElasticClient, settings: SourceSettings)
       maybeFetch()
     }
 
+    override def postStop(): Unit = {
+        Option(scrollId) match {
+          case Some(id) => client.execute(clearScroll(id))
+          case _ => ()
+        }
+    }
+
     setHandler(out, this)
   }
 }