diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/endnote/service/EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/endnote/service/EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl.java
index a6e9ece160..6e613194dd 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/endnote/service/EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/endnote/service/EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class EndnoteImportMetadataSourceServiceImpl extends AbstractPlainMetadat
                 lineForDebug++;
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new FileSourceException("Error reading file");
+            throw new FileSourceException("Error reading file", e);
         }
         return list;
     }