diff --git a/lib/resque/helpers.rb b/lib/resque/helpers.rb
index 70368b9e7..337fc416b 100644
--- a/lib/resque/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/resque/helpers.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def decode(object)
       begin
         ::MultiJson.decode(object)
       rescue ::MultiJson::DecodeError => e
-        raise DecodeException, e
+        raise DecodeException, e.message, e.backtrace
       end
     end