diff --git a/src/taskcopy.jl b/src/taskcopy.jl
index 3d2e693f..e30d803b 100644
--- a/src/taskcopy.jl
+++ b/src/taskcopy.jl
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ proper way is refreshing the `current_task` (the variable `t`) in
 function task_wrapper(func)
     () ->
     try
-        res = func()
         ct = current_task()
+        res = func()
         ct.result = res
         isa(ct.storage, Nothing) && (ct.storage = IdDict())
         ct.storage[:_libtask_state] = :done
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ function Base.copy(t::Task)
   newt
 end
 
+struct CTaskException
+    etype
+    msg::String
+    backtrace::Vector{Union{Ptr{Nothing}, Base.InterpreterIP}}
+end
+
+function Base.show(io::IO, exc::CTaskException)
+    println(io, "Stacktrace in the failed task:\n")
+    println(io, exc.msg * "\n")
+    for line in stacktrace(exc.backtrace)
+        println(io, string(line))
+    end
+end
+
 produce(v) = begin
     ct = current_task()
 
@@ -178,7 +192,12 @@ consume(p::Task, values...) = begin
             return p.result
         end
         if p.exception != nothing
-            throw(p.exception)
+            msg = if :msg in fieldnames(typeof(p.exception))
+                p.exception.msg
+            else
+                string(typeof(p.exception))
+            end
+            throw(CTaskException(typeof(p.exception), msg, p.backtrace))
         end
     end
     wait()
diff --git a/test/brokentask.jl b/test/brokentask.jl
index 8546d141..aa9720b7 100644
--- a/test/brokentask.jl
+++ b/test/brokentask.jl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ r = @testset "Broken Functions Tests" begin
         try
             consume(t)
         catch ex
-            @test isa(ex, ErrorException)
+            @test ex.etype == ErrorException
         end
         @test isa(t.exception, ErrorException)
     end
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ r = @testset "Broken Functions Tests" begin
         try
             consume(t)
         catch ex
-            @test isa(ex, BoundsError)
+            @test ex.etype == BoundsError
         end
         @test isa(t.exception, BoundsError)
     end
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ r = @testset "Broken Functions Tests" begin
         try
             consume(t)
         catch ex
-            @test isa(ex, BoundsError)
+            @test ex.etype == BoundsError
         end
         @test isa(t.exception, BoundsError)
     end
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ r = @testset "Broken Functions Tests" begin
         try
             consume(t_copy)
         catch ex
-            @test isa(ex, BoundsError)
+            @test ex.etype == BoundsError
         end
         @test isa(t_copy.exception, BoundsError)
     end
diff --git a/test/clonetask.jl b/test/clonetask.jl
index e3c967c9..7315c093 100644
--- a/test/clonetask.jl
+++ b/test/clonetask.jl
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ function g_break()
 end
 
 t = CTask(g_break)
-@test_throws MethodError consume(t)
+@test_throws Libtask.CTaskException consume(t)