diff --git a/osprofiler/profiler.py b/osprofiler/profiler.py
index 1290f51..3748c16 100644
--- a/osprofiler/profiler.py
+++ b/osprofiler/profiler.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import collections
 import datetime
 import functools
 import inspect
+import six
 import socket
 import threading
 
@@ -158,7 +159,10 @@ def trace(name, info=None, hide_args=False, hide_result=True,
                 start(name, info=info_)
                 result = f(*args, **kwargs)
             except Exception as ex:
-                stop_info = {"etype": reflection.get_class_name(ex)}
+                stop_info = {
+                    "etype": reflection.get_class_name(ex),
+                    "message": six.text_type(ex)
+                }
                 raise
             else:
                 if not hide_result:
diff --git a/osprofiler/sqlalchemy.py b/osprofiler/sqlalchemy.py
index 2118adc..5e2fc3c 100644
--- a/osprofiler/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/osprofiler/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def handle_error(exception_context):
 
     info = {
         "etype": exception_class_name,
+        "message": original_exception,
         "db": {
             "original_exception": original_exception,
             "chained_exception": chained_exception
diff --git a/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_profiler.py b/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_profiler.py
index 00dcd0f..fbe0ccd 100644
--- a/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_profiler.py
+++ b/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_profiler.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class TraceDecoratorTestCase(test.TestCase):
                 "name": "osprofiler.tests.unit.test_profiler.test_fn_exc"
             }
         }
-        expected_stop_info = {"etype": "ValueError"}
+        expected_stop_info = {"etype": "ValueError", "message": ""}
         mock_start.assert_called_once_with("foo", info=expected_info)
         mock_stop.assert_called_once_with(info=expected_stop_info)
 
diff --git a/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_sqlalchemy.py b/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_sqlalchemy.py
index 0b20aa5..3ccf6bf 100644
--- a/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/osprofiler/tests/unit/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class SqlalchemyTracingTestCase(test.TestCase):
         sqlalchemy.handle_error(sqlalchemy_exception_ctx)
         expected_info = {
             "etype": "Exception",
+            "message": "error",
             "db": {
                 "original_exception": str(original_exception),
                 "chained_exception": str(chained_exception),