diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 17adb7a..c8debfd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -199,20 +199,24 @@ pub fn print_msg<P: AsRef<Path>>(
 /// Utility function which will handle dumping information to disk
 pub fn handle_dump(meta: &Metadata, panic_info: &PanicInfo) -> Option<PathBuf> {
   let mut expl = String::new();
+
   #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
-  let cause = match panic_info.message() {
-    Some(m) => format!("{}", m),
-    None => "Unknown".into(),
-  };
+  let message = panic_info.message().map(|m| format!("{}", m));
 
   #[cfg(not(feature = "nightly"))]
-  let cause =
-    String::from("Error cause could not be determined by the application.");
+  let message = match (
+    panic_info.payload().downcast_ref::<&str>(),
+    panic_info.payload().downcast_ref::<String>(),
+  ) {
+    (Some(s), _) => Some(s.to_string()),
+    (_, Some(s)) => Some(s.to_string()),
+    (None, None) => None,
+  };
 
-  let payload = panic_info.payload().downcast_ref::<&str>();
-  if let Some(payload) = payload {
-    expl.push_str(&format!("Cause: {}. ", &payload));
-  }
+  let cause = match message {
+    Some(m) => m,
+    None => "Unknown".into(),
+  };
 
   match panic_info.location() {
     Some(location) => expl.push_str(&format!(