diff --git a/src/functions/Set-ItResult.ps1 b/src/functions/Set-ItResult.ps1
index 6dfc8da33..d7f2cf672 100644
--- a/src/functions/Set-ItResult.ps1
+++ b/src/functions/Set-ItResult.ps1
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@
     }
 
     if ($Because) {
-        [String]$message += ", because $(Format-Because $Because)"
+        [String]$formatted = Format-Because $Because
+        [String]$message += ",$($formatted.SubString(0, $formatted.Length - 1))"
     }
 
     throw [Pester.Factory]::CreateErrorRecord(
diff --git a/tst/functions/Set-ItResult.Tests.ps1 b/tst/functions/Set-ItResult.Tests.ps1
index ed7f642a9..91622e4be 100644
--- a/tst/functions/Set-ItResult.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tst/functions/Set-ItResult.Tests.ps1
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ Describe "Testing Set-ItResult" {
         }
     }
 
+    It "Set-ItResult appends the -Because reason to the message" {
+        try {
+            Set-ItResult -Skipped -Because "we are forcing it to skip"
+        }
+        catch {
+            $_.Exception.Message | Should -Be "is skipped, because we are forcing it to skip"
+        }
+    }
+
     It "Set-ItResult can be called without -Because" {
         try {
             Set-ItResult -Skipped