diff --git a/graphql-kickstart-spring-support/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/error/GraphQLErrorFromExceptionHandler.java b/graphql-kickstart-spring-support/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/error/GraphQLErrorFromExceptionHandler.java
index adbc1cb5..c0f5b0d8 100644
--- a/graphql-kickstart-spring-support/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/error/GraphQLErrorFromExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/graphql-kickstart-spring-support/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/error/GraphQLErrorFromExceptionHandler.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import graphql.ExceptionWhileDataFetching;
 import graphql.GraphQLError;
 import graphql.GraphQLException;
+import graphql.GraphqlErrorBuilder;
 import graphql.SerializationError;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.error.DefaultGraphQLErrorHandler;
 import graphql.kickstart.execution.error.GenericGraphQLError;
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@ protected List<GraphQLError> filterGraphQLErrors(List<GraphQLError> errors) {
 
   private Collection<GraphQLError> transform(GraphQLError error) {
     ErrorContext errorContext = new ErrorContext(
-            error.getLocations(),
-            error.getPath(),
-            error.getExtensions(),
-            error.getErrorType()
+        error.getLocations(),
+        error.getPath(),
+        error.getExtensions(),
+        error.getErrorType()
     );
     return extractException(error).map(throwable -> transform(throwable, errorContext))
         .orElse(singletonList(new GenericGraphQLError(error.getMessage())));
@@ -60,7 +61,21 @@ private Collection<GraphQLError> transform(Throwable throwable, ErrorContext err
         .min(new ThrowableComparator())
         .map(applicables::get)
         .map(factory -> factory.create(throwable, errorContext))
-        .orElse(singletonList(new ThrowableGraphQLError(throwable)));
+        .orElseGet(() -> withThrowable(throwable, errorContext));
+  }
+
+  private Collection<GraphQLError> withThrowable(Throwable throwable, ErrorContext errorContext) {
+    Map<String, Object> extensions = Optional.ofNullable(errorContext.getExtensions()).orElseGet(HashMap::new);
+    extensions.put("type", throwable.getClass().getSimpleName());
+    return singletonList(
+        GraphqlErrorBuilder.newError()
+            .message(throwable.getMessage())
+            .errorType(errorContext.getErrorType())
+            .locations(errorContext.getLocations())
+            .path(errorContext.getPath())
+            .extensions(extensions)
+            .build()
+    );
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/web/boot/GraphQLErrorHandlerTest.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/web/boot/GraphQLErrorHandlerTest.java
index fbfac9cc..bec68739 100644
--- a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/web/boot/GraphQLErrorHandlerTest.java
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/graphql/kickstart/spring/web/boot/GraphQLErrorHandlerTest.java
@@ -40,22 +40,26 @@ public void setUp() {
 
   @Test
   public void illegalArgumentExceptionShouldBeHandledConcretely() {
-    TestUtils.assertGraphQLError(gql, "query { illegalArgumentException }",
-            new ThrowableGraphQLError(new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument"), "Illegal argument"),
-            objectMapper);
+    TestUtils.assertGraphQLError(
+        gql,
+        "query { illegalArgumentException }",
+        new ThrowableGraphQLError(new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument"), "Illegal argument"),
+        objectMapper
+    );
   }
 
   @Test
   public void illegalStateExceptionShouldBeHandledByCatchAll() {
     TestUtils.assertGraphQLError(gql, "query { illegalStateException }",
-            new ThrowableGraphQLError(new IllegalStateException("Illegal state"), "Catch all handler"),
-            objectMapper);
+        new ThrowableGraphQLError(new IllegalStateException("Illegal state"), "Catch all handler"),
+        objectMapper);
   }
 
   @Configuration
   static class BaseConfiguration {
 
     public class Query implements GraphQLQueryResolver {
+
       boolean illegalArgumentException() {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument");
       }
@@ -82,9 +86,9 @@ Query queryResolver() {
       @Bean
       GraphQLSchema schema() {
         SchemaParser schemaParser = SchemaParser.newParser()
-                .file("graphql/error-handler-test.graphql")
-                .resolvers(queryResolver())
-                .build();
+            .file("graphql/error-handler-test.graphql")
+            .resolvers(queryResolver())
+            .build();
         return schemaParser.makeExecutableSchema();
       }
     }
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-test/src/main/java/com/graphql/spring/boot/test/TestUtils.java b/graphql-spring-boot-test/src/main/java/com/graphql/spring/boot/test/TestUtils.java
index cd4382de..d253c4b6 100644
--- a/graphql-spring-boot-test/src/main/java/com/graphql/spring/boot/test/TestUtils.java
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-test/src/main/java/com/graphql/spring/boot/test/TestUtils.java
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 @Slf4j
+@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
 public class TestUtils {
 
-  private static ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+  private static final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
   public static Map<String, Object> assertNoGraphQLErrors(GraphQL gql, String query) {
     return assertNoGraphQLErrors(gql, new HashMap<>(), new Object(), query);
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ public static void assertGraphQLError(GraphQL gql, String query, GraphQLError er
 
   private static String toString(GraphQLError error) {
     try {
-      return mapper.writeValueAsString(error);
+      return mapper.writeValueAsString(error.toSpecification());
     } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
       log.error("Cannot write error {} as string", error, e);
       return null;