diff --git a/hspec-expectations.cabal b/hspec-expectations.cabal
--- a/hspec-expectations.cabal
+++ b/hspec-expectations.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:             hspec-expectations
-version:          0.8.3
+version:          0.8.4
 synopsis:         Catchy combinators for HUnit
 description:      Catchy combinators for HUnit: <https://github.com/hspec/hspec-expectations#readme>
 bug-reports:      https://github.com/hspec/hspec-expectations/issues
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
--- a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@
         "did not get expected exception: " ++ exceptionType
     Left e ->
       (`expectTrue` p e) $
-        "predicate failed on expected exception: " ++ exceptionType ++ " (" ++ show e ++ ")"
+        "predicate failed on expected exception: " ++ exceptionType ++ "\n" ++ show e
   where
-    -- a string repsentation of the expected exception's type
+    -- a string representation of the expected exception's type
     exceptionType = (show . typeOf . instanceOf) p
       where
         instanceOf :: Selector a -> a
diff --git a/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs b/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
--- a/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       error "foobar" `shouldThrow` errorCall "foobar"
 
     it "fails, if a required specific exception is not thrown" $ do
-      (throwIO Overflow `shouldThrow` (== DivideByZero)) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "predicate failed on expected exception: ArithException (arithmetic overflow)")
+      (throwIO Overflow `shouldThrow` (== DivideByZero)) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "predicate failed on expected exception: ArithException\narithmetic overflow")
 
     it "fails, if any exception is required, but no exception is thrown" $ do
       (return () `shouldThrow` anyException) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "did not get expected exception: SomeException")