diff --git a/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/Errors.scala b/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/Errors.scala
index bec9f92..a9226d3 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/Errors.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/Errors.scala
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 
 package aserralle.akka.stream.kcl
 
-import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace
-
 object Errors {
+  case class WorkerUnexpectedShutdown(cause: Throwable) extends Throwable(cause)
 
-  sealed trait KinesisWorkerSourceError extends NoStackTrace
-  case class WorkerUnexpectedShutdown(cause: Throwable)
-      extends KinesisWorkerSourceError
-
-  case object BackpressureTimeout extends KinesisWorkerSourceError
-
+  case class BackpressureTimeout(cause: Throwable) extends Throwable(cause)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/scaladsl/KinesisWorkerSource.scala b/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/scaladsl/KinesisWorkerSource.scala
index cecf093..2a92c6e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/scaladsl/KinesisWorkerSource.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/scaladsl/KinesisWorkerSource.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ object KinesisWorkerSource {
                     (Exception.nonFatalCatch either Await.result(
                       queue.offer(record),
                       settings.backpressureTimeout) left)
-                      .foreach(_ => queue.fail(BackpressureTimeout))
+                      .foreach(err => queue.fail(BackpressureTimeout(err)))
                     semaphore.release()
                   },
                   settings.terminateStreamGracePeriod
diff --git a/src/test/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/KinesisWorkerSourceSourceSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/KinesisWorkerSourceSourceSpec.scala
index 67443f0..6f183e1 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/KinesisWorkerSourceSourceSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/aserralle/akka/stream/kcl/KinesisWorkerSourceSourceSpec.scala
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class KinesisWorkerSourceSourceSpec
 
       Await.ready(watch, 5.seconds)
       val Failure(exception) = watch.value.get
-      assert(exception == BackpressureTimeout)
+      assert(exception.getCause.getMessage.contains("Futures timed out after [100 milliseconds]"))
 
       killSwitch.shutdown()
     }