diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5BytestreamManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5BytestreamManager.java
index 480c4251f..281310ad7 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5BytestreamManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5BytestreamManager.java
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public final class Socks5BytestreamManager extends Manager implements Bytestream
 
         }
         catch (TimeoutException e) {
-            throw new IOException("Timeout while connecting to SOCKS5 proxy");
+            throw new IOException("Timeout while connecting to SOCKS5 proxy", e);
         }
         finally {