diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ActionCommand.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ActionCommand.kt
index 4387e66489b26a3c323113dd35d97d43c95567b4..495c9951bf8548d005d7911bab83c1d94a934ea2 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ActionCommand.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/benchmark/ActionCommand.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class ActionCommand(val client: NamespacedKubernetesClient) {
 
         override fun onFailure(throwable: Throwable, response: Response) {
             execLatch.countDown()
-            throw ActionCommandFailedException("Some error encountered while executing action: ${throwable.printStackTrace()}")
+            throw ActionCommandFailedException("Some error encountered while executing action.", throwable)
         }
 
         override fun onClose(code: Int, reason: String) {