diff --git a/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-lib/rackunit/private/check.rkt b/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-lib/rackunit/private/check.rkt
index 0e6433e..62b23a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-lib/rackunit/private/check.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-lib/rackunit/private/check.rkt
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@
 ;; refail-check : exn:test:check -> (exception raised)
 ;;
 ;; Raises an exn:test:check with the contents of the
-;; given parameter.  Useful for propogating internal
+;; given exception.  Useful for propogating internal
 ;; errors to the outside world.
 (define (refail-check exn)
   (test-log! #f)
   (raise
-   (make-exn:test:check "Check failure"
+   (make-exn:test:check (exn-message exn)
                         (exn-continuation-marks exn)
                         (exn:test:check-stack exn))))
 
diff --git a/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-test/tests/rackunit/check-test.rkt b/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-test/tests/rackunit/check-test.rkt
index 8e7be6e..848afed 100644
--- a/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-test/tests/rackunit/check-test.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/rackunit-pkgs/rackunit-test/tests/rackunit/check-test.rkt
@@ -317,6 +317,32 @@
                    #t
                    found?))
              #f names))))
+
+   (test-case
+    "check-exn has check failure message"
+    (let* ([case (delay-test
+                  (test-case "check-exn"
+                             (check-exn #rx"ZZZZZ"
+                              (lambda () (fail-check "The Message")))))]
+           [result (test-failure-result (car (run-test case)))]
+           [names (map check-info-name
+                       (exn:test:check-stack result))])
+      (check-equal?
+        "The Message"
+        (exn-message result))))
+
+   (test-case
+    "check-not-exn has check failure message"
+    (let* ([case (delay-test
+                  (test-case "check-not-exn"
+                             (check-not-exn
+                              (lambda () (fail-check "The Message")))))]
+           [result (test-failure-result (car (run-test case)))]
+           [names (map check-info-name
+                       (exn:test:check-stack result))])
+      (check-equal?
+        "The Message"
+        (exn-message result))))
    
    ;; Verify that check-exn and check-not-exn raise errors (not check
    ;; failures) if not given thunks.