diff --git a/src/core/operations/AddTextToImage.mjs b/src/core/operations/AddTextToImage.mjs
index e5e3fe2e..d9fbc8f2 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/AddTextToImage.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/AddTextToImage.mjs
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ class AddTextToImage extends Operation {
             }
             return imageBuffer.buffer;
         } catch (err) {
-            throw new OperationError(`Error adding text to image. (${err})`);
+            throw new OperationError(`Error adding text to image. (${err})`, {
+                cause: err,
+            });
         }
     }