diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolInitializationException.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolInitializationException.java
index 4265e8a8..4e0c8770 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolInitializationException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolInitializationException.java
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ public class PoolInitializationException extends RuntimeException
     */
    public PoolInitializationException(Throwable t)
    {
-      super("Exception during pool initialization", t);
+      super(t);
    }
 }