diff --git a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValue.java b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValue.java
index 29b299b8..acd61577 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValue.java
+++ b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValue.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public Condition<Object> apply(Method readMethod, Description mismatch) {
                     return notMatched();
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(
-                      "Calling: '" + readMethod + "' should not have thrown " + e);
+                      "Calling: '" + readMethod + "' should not have thrown", e);
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValueTest.java b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValueTest.java
index d5f427e6..fde4ec02 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValueTest.java
+++ b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/beans/HasPropertyWithValueTest.java
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 package org.hamcrest.beans;
 
-import org.hamcrest.*;
+import org.hamcrest.AbstractMatcherTest;
+import org.hamcrest.Description;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.StringDescription;
 import org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual;
 
 import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 import java.beans.SimpleBeanInfo;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasToString;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.beans.HasPropertyWithValue.hasProperty;
 import static org.hamcrest.beans.HasPropertyWithValue.hasPropertyAtPath;
@@ -71,6 +77,11 @@ public void testMatchesPath() {
     assertMismatchDescription("inner.inner.property.was \"not expected\"", hasPropertyAtPath("inner.inner.property", equalTo("something")), new BeanWithInner(new BeanWithInner(shouldNotMatch)));
   }
 
+  public void testMatchesAbstract() {
+    Path path = Paths.get("hi.txt");
+    assertThat(path, hasProperty("fileName", hasToString("hi.txt")));
+  }
+
   public void testDescribeTo() {
     assertDescription("hasProperty(\"property\", <true>)", hasProperty("property", equalTo(true)));
   }