diff --git a/dev/io.openliberty.data.internal.persistence/src/io/openliberty/data/internal/persistence/cdi/FutureEMBuilder.java b/dev/io.openliberty.data.internal.persistence/src/io/openliberty/data/internal/persistence/cdi/FutureEMBuilder.java
index 75f45f94f4b..81ea2162b03 100644
--- a/dev/io.openliberty.data.internal.persistence/src/io/openliberty/data/internal/persistence/cdi/FutureEMBuilder.java
+++ b/dev/io.openliberty.data.internal.persistence/src/io/openliberty/data/internal/persistence/cdi/FutureEMBuilder.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ else if (DataExtension.DEFAULT_DATA_SOURCE.equals(dataStore))
                                           repositoryInterface.getName(),
                                           metadata,
                                           dataStore,
-                                          x.getMessage()).initCause(x);
+                                          x).initCause(x);
             }
         }
     }