diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media/XattrMetaInfo.java b/source/net/filebot/media/XattrMetaInfo.java
index f251279e..dd600456 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media/XattrMetaInfo.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media/XattrMetaInfo.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.filebot.media;
 
 import static net.filebot.Logging.*;
 import static net.filebot.Settings.*;
+import static net.filebot.util.ExceptionUtilities.*;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class XattrMetaInfo {
 				return null;
 			});
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
-			debug.warning("Failed to read xattr: " + e.getMessage());
+			debug.warning("Failed to read xattr: " + getRootCauseMessage(e));
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ public class XattrMetaInfo {
 					xattr.get().setCreationDate(t);
 				}
 			} catch (Throwable e) {
-				debug.warning("Failed to set creation date: " + e.getMessage());
+				debug.warning("Failed to set creation date: " + getRootCauseMessage(e));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public class XattrMetaInfo {
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
-			debug.warning("Failed to set xattr: " + e.getMessage());
+			debug.warning("Failed to set xattr: " + getRootCauseMessage(e));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class XattrMetaInfo {
 			try {
 				xattr(file).clear();
 			} catch (Throwable e) {
-				debug.warning("Failed to clear xattr: " + e.getMessage());
+				debug.warning("Failed to clear xattr: " + getRootCauseMessage(e));
 			}
 		}
 	}