diff --git a/io/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/io/image/TiffImageHelper.java b/io/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/io/image/TiffImageHelper.java
index 4018f32d8a..7709b0728f 100644
--- a/io/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/io/image/TiffImageHelper.java
+++ b/io/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/io/image/TiffImageHelper.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ else if (rot == TIFFConstants.ORIENTATION_RIGHTTOP || rot == TIFFConstants.ORIEN
             if (rotation != 0)
                 tiff.image.setRotation(rotation);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IOException(IoExceptionMessageConstant.CANNOT_READ_TIFF_IMAGE);
+            throw new IOException(IoExceptionMessageConstant.CANNOT_READ_TIFF_IMAGE, e);
         }
     }