diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e54caf3..9fa1460 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>jre-utils</artifactId>
-	<version>0.2.4</version>
+	<version>0.2.5</version>
 	<name>JreUtils</name>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/Exceptions.java b/src/main/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/Exceptions.java
index 8e03047..de3b3a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/Exceptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/Exceptions.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public static void swallow(final Runnable runnable, final Class<?>... exceptions
 	public static <T> T swallowReturning(final Supplier<T> supplier, final Class<?>... exceptions) {
 		try {
 			return supplier.get();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
+		} catch (Throwable e) {
 			if (!containsException(e, exceptions))
 				throw e;
 			return null;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public static <T> T retryReturning(final int times, final long backOffInMillis,
 		for (int i = 0; i < times; i++)
 			try {
 				result = supplier.get();
-			} catch (Exception e) {
+			} catch (Throwable e) {
 				if (!containsException(e, exceptions) || i == times - 1)
 					throw e;
 				try {
@@ -107,10 +107,19 @@ public static <T> T retryReturning(final int times, final long backOffInMillis,
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	public static boolean containsException(final Exception e, final Class<?>... exceptions) {
+	public static boolean containsException(final Throwable e, final Class<?>... exceptions) {
 		for (Class<?> omit : exceptions)
-			if (omit.isAssignableFrom(e.getClass()))
+			if (equalsOrCauseEquals(e, omit))
 				return true;
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	private static boolean equalsOrCauseEquals(final Throwable e, final Class<?> omit) {
+		if (omit.isAssignableFrom(e.getClass()))
+			return true;
+		Throwable cause = e.getCause();
+		if (cause != null && equalsOrCauseEquals(cause, omit))
+			return true;
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/ExceptionsTests.java b/src/test/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/ExceptionsTests.java
index 3d6d3df..3832858 100644
--- a/src/test/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/ExceptionsTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/info/unterrainer/commons/jreutils/ExceptionsTests.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package info.unterrainer.commons.jreutils;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class ExceptionsTests {
 
 	@Test
-	public void BeforeTest() {
+	public void codeBeforeTest() {
 		try {
 			// Some method you don't have control over throwing an exception.
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
@@ -15,9 +18,34 @@ public void BeforeTest() {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void AfterTest() {
+	public void throwsExceptionWithoutSwallow() {
+		assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
+			// Some method you don't have control over throwing an exception.
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void swallowsWhenExceptionMatches() {
 		Exceptions.swallow(() -> {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 		}, IllegalArgumentException.class, NumberFormatException.class);
+		assertTrue(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void swallowsWhenCauseMatches() {
+		Exceptions.swallow(() -> {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("", new NumberFormatException());
+		}, NumberFormatException.class);
+		assertTrue(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void swallowsWhenMultiLayeredCauseMatches() {
+		Exceptions.swallow(() -> {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("", new IllegalArgumentException("", new NumberFormatException()));
+		}, NumberFormatException.class);
+		assertTrue(true);
 	}
 }