diff --git a/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Exceptions/DatabaseConflictException.php b/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Exceptions/DatabaseConflictException.php
index cd42b65..123d039 100644
--- a/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Exceptions/DatabaseConflictException.php
+++ b/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Exceptions/DatabaseConflictException.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Jarischaefer\HalApi\Exceptions;
 
+use Exception;
 use RuntimeException;
 
 /**
@@ -9,4 +10,13 @@
 class DatabaseConflictException extends RuntimeException
 {
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @param Exception|null $previous
+	 */
+	public function __construct(string $message = "", Exception $previous = null)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($message, 0, $previous);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Repositories/HalApiEloquentRepository.php b/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Repositories/HalApiEloquentRepository.php
index 87e9264..f31e9ca 100644
--- a/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Repositories/HalApiEloquentRepository.php
+++ b/src/Jarischaefer/HalApi/Repositories/HalApiEloquentRepository.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function remove(Model $model)
 		try {
 			$deleted = $model->delete();
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
-			throw new DatabaseConflictException('Model could not be deleted: ' . $model->getKey());
+			throw new DatabaseConflictException('Model could not be deleted: ' . $model->getKey(), $e);
 		}
 
 		if (!$deleted) {