diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/engine/JRuleEngine.java b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/engine/JRuleEngine.java
index b81ba985..0696e74e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/engine/JRuleEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jrule/internal/engine/JRuleEngine.java
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ private void invokeRuleInternal(JRuleExecutionContext context, JRuleEvent event)
                     ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e));
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
             JRuleLog.error(logger, context.getMethod().getName(), "Error in rule: {}",
-                    ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e.getCause()));
+                    ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e.getTargetException()));
         } finally {
             Arrays.stream(context.getLoggingTags()).forEach(MDC::remove);
             MDC.remove(MDC_KEY_RULE);