diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/scripts/handler/impl/RestDSpaceRunnableHandler.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/scripts/handler/impl/RestDSpaceRunnableHandler.java
index 596ab4429093..ee67baa8ab38 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/scripts/handler/impl/RestDSpaceRunnableHandler.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/scripts/handler/impl/RestDSpaceRunnableHandler.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public void handleCompletion() {
 
     @Override
     public void handleException(Exception e) {
-        handleException(null, e);
+        handleException(e.getMessage(), e);
     }
 
     @Override