diff --git a/runtime/runtime.m b/runtime/runtime.m
index 5aa986f489..e0443a5ee0 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.m
+++ b/runtime/runtime.m
@@ -2366,16 +2366,13 @@ xamarin_process_managed_exception (MonoObject *exception)
 				xamarin_free (fullname);
 			}
 
-			char *message = xamarin_get_exception_message (handle, &exception_gchandle);
+			reason = xamarin_print_all_exceptions (handle);
 			if (exception_gchandle != INVALID_GCHANDLE) {
 				PRINT (PRODUCT ": Got an exception when trying to get the message for an exception (this exception will be ignored):");
 				PRINT ("%@", xamarin_print_all_exceptions (exception_gchandle));
 				xamarin_gchandle_free (exception_gchandle);
 				exception_gchandle = INVALID_GCHANDLE;
 				reason = @"Unknown message";
-			} else {
-				reason = [NSString stringWithUTF8String: message];
-				xamarin_free (message);
 			}
 
 			userInfo = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: [XamarinGCHandle createWithHandle: handle] forKey: @"XamarinManagedExceptionHandle"];
diff --git a/tests/monotouch-test/ObjCRuntime/ExceptionsTest.cs b/tests/monotouch-test/ObjCRuntime/ExceptionsTest.cs
index 3b8d761aa0..886689543f 100644
--- a/tests/monotouch-test/ObjCRuntime/ExceptionsTest.cs
+++ b/tests/monotouch-test/ObjCRuntime/ExceptionsTest.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace MonoTouchFixtures.ObjCRuntime {
 						thrownException = ex;
 					}
 					Assert.AreSame (e.Exception, thrownException, "exception");
-					Assert.AreEqual ("3,14", thrownException.Message, "1 thrown message");
+					Assert.That (thrownException.Message, Does.StartWith ("3,14"), "1 thrown message");
 					Assert.AreSame (typeof (ApplicationException), thrownException.GetType (), "1 thrown type");
 					if (hasDebugger) {
 						Assert.AreEqual (0, objcEventArgs.Count, "1 objc exception");
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace MonoTouchFixtures.ObjCRuntime {
 						Assert.AreEqual (1, objcEventArgs.Count, "1 objc exception");
 						Assert.AreEqual (defaultObjectiveCExceptionMode, objcEventArgs [0].ExceptionMode, "1 objc mode");
 						Assert.AreEqual ("System.ApplicationException", objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Name, "1 objc reason");
-						Assert.AreEqual ("3,14", objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Reason, "1 objc message");
+						Assert.That (objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Reason, Does.StartWith ("3,14"), "1 objc message");
 					}
 					if (hasDebugger) {
 						Assert.AreEqual (0, managedEventArgs.Count, "1 managed count");
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace MonoTouchFixtures.ObjCRuntime {
 						Assert.AreNotSame (e.Exception, thrownException, "exception");
 						Assert.AreSame (typeof (ObjCException), thrownException.GetType (), "2 thrown type");
 						Assert.AreEqual ("Caught exception", ((ObjCException) thrownException).Name, "2 thrown name");
-						Assert.AreEqual ("exception was rethrown", ((ObjCException) thrownException).Reason, "2 thrown reason");
+						Assert.That (((ObjCException) thrownException).Reason, Does.StartWith ("exception was rethrown") , "2 thrown reason");
 					}
 					if (hasDebugger) {
 						Assert.AreEqual (0, objcEventArgs.Count, "2 objc exception");
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace MonoTouchFixtures.ObjCRuntime {
 						Assert.AreEqual (1, objcEventArgs.Count, "2 objc exception");
 						Assert.AreEqual (defaultObjectiveCExceptionMode, objcEventArgs [0].ExceptionMode, "2 objc mode");
 						Assert.AreEqual ("Caught exception", objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Name, "2 objc reason");
-						Assert.AreEqual ("exception was rethrown", objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Reason, "2 objc message");
+						Assert.That (objcEventArgs [0].Exception.Reason, Does.StartWith ("exception was rethrown"), "2 objc message");
 					}
 					if (hasDebugger) {
 						Assert.AreEqual (0, managedEventArgs.Count, "2 managed count");