diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestAction.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestAction.groovy
index c64d2fa..a7ecf82 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestAction.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestAction.groovy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.internal.file.FileResolver
 import org.gradle.api.reporting.DirectoryReport
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.util.PatternSet
 import org.gradle.logging.ConsoleRenderer
@@ -102,14 +103,14 @@ class ScalaTestAction implements Action<Test> {
 
     static String exceptions(Test t) {
         if (t.testLogging.showExceptions) {
-            if (t.testLogging.showCauses) {
-                'F'
-            } else {
-                'S'
+            switch (t.testLogging.exceptionFormat) {
+                case TestExceptionFormat.FULL:
+                    return 'F'
+                case TestExceptionFormat.SHORT:
+                    return 'S'
             }
-        } else {
-            ''
         }
+        return ''
     }
 
     static String durations = 'D'
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestPlugin.groovy
index 9afa982..ff76ca5 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestPlugin.groovy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.scala.ScalaPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.util.PatternSet
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class ScalaTestPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                         new JacocoTestAction(),
                         new ScalaTestAction()
                 ]
-                test.testLogging.showCauses = false
+                test.testLogging.exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.SHORT
                 test.extensions.add(ScalaTestAction.TAGS, new PatternSet())
                 List<String> suites = []
                 test.extensions.add(ScalaTestAction.SUITES, suites)
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestActionTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestActionTest.groovy
index c43a3c5..387ecef 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestActionTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/github/maiflai/ScalaTestActionTest.groovy
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.github.maiflai
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 import org.gradle.process.internal.JavaExecAction
 import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
-import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers
 import org.hamcrest.Description
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher
 import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ class ScalaTestActionTest {
         assertThat(commandLine(test), hasOutput('oD'))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void fullStackTraces() throws Exception {
+        Task test = testTask()
+        test.testLogging.exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.FULL
+        assertThat(commandLine(test), hasOutput('oDF'))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shortStackTraces() throws Exception {
+        Task test = testTask()
+        test.testLogging.exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.SHORT
+        assertThat(commandLine(test), hasOutput('oDS'))
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void maxHeapSizeIsAdded() throws Exception {
         Task test = testTask()