diff --git a/lib/web_console/engine.rb b/lib/web_console/engine.rb
index 650f511c..98c5fa97 100644
--- a/lib/web_console/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/web_console/engine.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
       ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions.class_eval do
         def render_exception_with_web_console(env, exception)
           render_exception_without_web_console(env, exception).tap do
-            env['web_console.exception'] = exception
+            wrapper = ActionDispatch::ExceptionWrapper.new(env, exception)
+
+            # Get the original exception if ExceptionWrapper decides to follow it.
+            env['web_console.exception'] = wrapper.exception
           end
         end