diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SOPExecutionExceptionHandler.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SOPExecutionExceptionHandler.java
index c0cabea..f6906ff 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SOPExecutionExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SOPExecutionExceptionHandler.java
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ public class SOPExecutionExceptionHandler implements CommandLine.IExecutionExcep
         // CHECKSTYLE:OFF
         if (ex.getMessage() != null) {
             commandLine.getErr().println(colorScheme.errorText(ex.getMessage()));
+        } else {
+            commandLine.getErr().println(ex.getClass().getName());
+        }
+
+        if (SopCLI.stacktrace) {
+            ex.printStackTrace(commandLine.getErr());
         }
-        ex.printStackTrace(commandLine.getErr());
         // CHECKSTYLE:ON
 
         return exitCode;
diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SopCLI.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SopCLI.java
index 4e3d587..2019f93 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SopCLI.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/SopCLI.java
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public class SopCLI {
 
     public static String EXECUTABLE_NAME = "sop";
 
+    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"--stacktrace"}, description = "Print Stacktrace",
+            scope = CommandLine.ScopeType.INHERIT)
+    static boolean stacktrace;
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         int exitCode = execute(args);
         if (exitCode != 0) {