diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/sardine/impl/handler/MultiStatusResponseHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/github/sardine/impl/handler/MultiStatusResponseHandler.java
index 87eefac5..cd1c190e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/sardine/impl/handler/MultiStatusResponseHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/sardine/impl/handler/MultiStatusResponseHandler.java
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ public Multistatus handleResponse(HttpResponse response) throws IOException
         }
         catch(IOException e) {
             // JAXB error unmarshalling response stream
-            throw new SardineException(e.getMessage(), statusLine.getStatusCode(), statusLine.getReasonPhrase());
+			final SardineException sardineException = new SardineException(e.getMessage(), statusLine.getStatusCode(), statusLine.getReasonPhrase());
+			sardineException.initCause(e);
+			throw sardineException;
         }
 	}