diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/exceptions/CompositeException.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/exceptions/CompositeException.java
index 4542f26860..60be663943 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/exceptions/CompositeException.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/exceptions/CompositeException.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public CompositeException(String messagePrefix, Collection<Throwable> errors) {
             _exceptions.add(e);
         }
         this.exceptions = Collections.unmodifiableList(_exceptions);
-        this.message = count + " exceptions occurred. See them in causal chain below.";
+        this.message = messagePrefix + " " + count + " exceptions occurred. See them in causal chain below.";
         this.cause = _cause;
     }