diff --git a/src/HealthChecks/Abstractions/src/HealthCheckResult.cs b/src/HealthChecks/Abstractions/src/HealthCheckResult.cs
index e01cb5aceb..7f4522da19 100644
--- a/src/HealthChecks/Abstractions/src/HealthCheckResult.cs
+++ b/src/HealthChecks/Abstractions/src/HealthCheckResult.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks
         /// <returns>A <see cref="HealthCheckResult"/> representing a degraged component.</returns>
         public static HealthCheckResult Degraded(string description = null, Exception exception = null, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object> data = null)
         {
-            return new HealthCheckResult(status: HealthStatus.Degraded, description, exception: null, data);
+            return new HealthCheckResult(status: HealthStatus.Degraded, description, exception: exception, data);
         }
 
         /// <summary>