diff --git a/pubber/src/main/java/daq/pubber/Pubber.java b/pubber/src/main/java/daq/pubber/Pubber.java
index 00187612d9..728527e7fb 100644
--- a/pubber/src/main/java/daq/pubber/Pubber.java
+++ b/pubber/src/main/java/daq/pubber/Pubber.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public Pubber(String configPath) {
     try {
       configuration = OBJECT_MAPPER.readValue(configFile, Configuration.class);
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("While reading config " + configFile.getAbsolutePath());
+      throw new RuntimeException("While reading config " + configFile.getAbsolutePath(), e);
     }
   }