diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TNonblockingServerSocket.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TNonblockingServerSocket.java
index 44fe273..ef82ac2 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TNonblockingServerSocket.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TNonblockingServerSocket.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
       serverSocket_.bind(args.bindAddr, args.backlog);
     } catch (IOException ioe) {
       serverSocket_ = null;
-      throw new TTransportException("Could not create ServerSocket on address " + args.bindAddr.toString() + ".");
+      throw new TTransportException("Could not create ServerSocket on address " + args.bindAddr.toString() + ".", ioe);
     }
   }