diff --git a/redbot/core/bot.py b/redbot/core/bot.py
index 142f40b5f..3db1380ea 100644
--- a/redbot/core/bot.py
+++ b/redbot/core/bot.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class RedBase(commands.GroupMixin, commands.bot.BotBase, RPCMixin):
         except Exception as e:
             self._remove_module_references(lib.__name__)
             self._call_module_finalizers(lib, name)
-            raise errors.CogLoadError() from e
+            raise errors.CogLoadError(e) from e
         else:
             self._BotBase__extensions[name] = lib