diff --git a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksChecker.java b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksChecker.java
index 5ff2ad56..840a90c6 100644
--- a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksChecker.java
+++ b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksChecker.java
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ else if (Web.HTTP_REDIRECT_CODES.contains(responseCode)) {
             firstConnection.disconnect();
 
         } catch (UnknownHostException exception) {
-            Finding unknownHostFinding = new Finding("Unknown host with href=" + href);
+            Finding unknownHostFinding = new Finding("Unknown host with href=" + href, exception);
             getCheckingResults().addFinding(unknownHostFinding);
         } catch (IOException exception) {
-            Finding someException = new Finding("exception " + exception + " with href=" + href);
+            Finding someException = new Finding("exception " + exception + " with href=" + href, exception);
             getCheckingResults().addFinding(someException);
         }
     }
diff --git a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/collect/Finding.java b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/collect/Finding.java
index e65dbeb6..8a26bf44 100644
--- a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/collect/Finding.java
+++ b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/main/java/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/collect/Finding.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import lombok.Setter;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class Finding {
     // suggestions are ordered: getAt(0) yields the best, getAt(1) the second and so forth
     @Setter
     List<String> suggestions;
+    Throwable throwable;
 
     public Finding() {
         this("");
@@ -34,14 +36,18 @@ public Finding() {
      * @param whatIsTheProblem An explanation of what went wrong (i.e., name of the missing file)
      */
     public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem) {
-        this(whatIsTheProblem, 1, new ArrayList<>(3));
+        this(whatIsTheProblem, 1, new ArrayList<>(3), null);
+    }
+
+    public Finding(final String whatIsTheProblem, final Throwable throwable) {
+        this(whatIsTheProblem, 1, new ArrayList<>(1), throwable);
     }
 
     /**
      * Finding with explanation and several occurrences
      */
     public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, int nrOfOccurrences) {
-        this(whatIsTheProblem, nrOfOccurrences, new ArrayList<>(3));
+        this(whatIsTheProblem, nrOfOccurrences, new ArrayList<>(3), null);
     }
 
 
@@ -49,13 +55,17 @@ public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, int nrOfOccurrences) {
      * Most general constructor:
      * create Finding with explanation and nrOfOccurrences
      *
-     * @param whatIsTheProblem An explanation of what went wrong (i.e. name of missing file)
+     * @param whatIsTheProblem An explanation of what went wrong (i.e., name of the missing file).
+     * @param nrOfOccurrences The number of occurrences of a specific issue or event.
+     * @param suggestions A list of suggestions related to resolving or addressing the issue.
+     * @param throwable The throwable instance representing an exception or error related to this occurrence.
      */
-    public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, int nrOfOccurrences, List<String> suggestions) {
+    public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, int nrOfOccurrences,
+                   List<String> suggestions, Throwable throwable) {
         this.whatIsTheProblem = whatIsTheProblem;
         this.nrOfOccurrences = nrOfOccurrences;
         this.suggestions = suggestions;
-
+        this.throwable = throwable;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,15 +75,20 @@ public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, int nrOfOccurrences, List<String> sugges
      * @param suggestions      what could have been meant
      */
     public Finding(String whatIsTheProblem, List<String> suggestions) {
-        this(whatIsTheProblem, 1, suggestions);
+        this(whatIsTheProblem, 1, suggestions, null);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         String refCount = (nrOfOccurrences > 1) ? String.format(" (reference count: %d)", nrOfOccurrences) : "";
         String suggestionStr = (!suggestions.isEmpty()) ? "\n (Suggestions: " + String.join(",", suggestions) + ")" : "";
+        String stackTrace = (null != throwable)
+                ? "\nStackTrace:\n\t" + String.join("\n\t", Arrays.stream(throwable.getStackTrace())
+                .map(StackTraceElement::toString)
+                .toArray(String[]::new))
+                : "";
 
-        return whatIsTheProblem + refCount + (suggestionStr.isEmpty() ? "" : suggestionStr);
+        return whatIsTheProblem + refCount + suggestionStr + stackTrace;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/test/groovy/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksCheckerSpec.groovy b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/test/groovy/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksCheckerSpec.groovy
index 0e102db2..41904de7 100644
--- a/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/test/groovy/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksCheckerSpec.groovy
+++ b/htmlSanityCheck-core/src/test/groovy/org/aim42/htmlsanitycheck/check/BrokenHttpLinksCheckerSpec.groovy
@@ -275,6 +275,27 @@ class BrokenHttpLinksCheckerSpec extends Specification {
         collector?.getFindings()?.first()?.whatIsTheProblem?.contains("suspicious")
 
     }
+
+    def "expect an unknown host exception"() {
+        given: "an HTML page with a link to a non-resolvable hostname"
+        String unknownHost = "http://nonexistent-host.fake"
+        String HTML = """$HtmlConst.HTML_HEAD
+                     <a href="${unknownHost}">Broken Link</a>
+                     $HtmlConst.HTML_END """
+
+        htmlPage = new HtmlPage(HTML)
+
+        when: "the page is checked"
+        collector = brokenHttpLinksChecker.performCheck(htmlPage)
+
+        then: "the exception is caught and an appropriate problem is recorded"
+        collector.getFindings()?.size() == 1
+
+        and: "the problem describes the unknown host exception"
+        collector.getFindings()?.first()?.whatIsTheProblem?.contains("Unknown host with href=")
+        collector.getFindings()?.first()?.whatIsTheProblem?.contains("nonexistent-host.fake")
+        collector.getFindings()?.first()?.throwable instanceof UnknownHostException
+    }
 }
 
 /************************************************************************