diff --git a/lib/tower_sentry/sentry/event.ex b/lib/tower_sentry/sentry/event.ex
index 386f40f..5e8e41d 100644
--- a/lib/tower_sentry/sentry/event.ex
+++ b/lib/tower_sentry/sentry/event.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule TowerSentry.Sentry.Event do
 
   def from_tower_event(%Tower.Event{
         kind: :throw,
-        reason: reason,
+        reason: value,
         stacktrace: stacktrace,
         id: id,
         plug_conn: plug_conn,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule TowerSentry.Sentry.Event do
     put_environment_name()
 
     Sentry.Event.create_event(
-      message: "(throw) #{reason}",
+      message: "(throw) #{inspect(value)}",
       stacktrace: stacktrace,
       level: :error,
       request: request_data(plug_conn),
diff --git a/test/tower_sentry_test.exs b/test/tower_sentry_test.exs
index fb158ac..8f091a1 100644
--- a/test/tower_sentry_test.exs
+++ b/test/tower_sentry_test.exs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ defmodule TowerSentryTest do
               "environment" => "test",
               "exception" => [],
               "message" => %{
-                "formatted" => "(throw) something"
+                "formatted" => "(throw) \"something\""
               },
               "threads" => [%{"stacktrace" => %{"frames" => frames}}]
             }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ defmodule TowerSentryTest do
               "environment" => "test",
               "exception" => [],
               "message" => %{
-                "formatted" => "(throw) from inside a plug"
+                "formatted" => "(throw) \"from inside a plug\""
               },
               "threads" => [%{"stacktrace" => %{"frames" => frames}}],
               "request" => %{