diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a85eff20..59cc273b 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,22 @@ mod tests {
     macro_rules! from {
         ($from:expr => $error:pat) => {
             match Error::from($from) {
-                $error => (),
+                e @ $error => {
+                    assert!(e.description().len() > 5);
+                } ,
+                _ => panic!("{:?}", $from)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    macro_rules! from_and_cause {
+        ($from:expr => $error:pat) => {
+            match Error::from($from) {
+                e @ $error => {
+                    let desc = e.cause().unwrap().description();
+                    assert_eq!(desc, $from.description().to_owned());
+                    assert_eq!(desc, e.description());
+                },
                 _ => panic!("{:?}", $from)
             }
         }
@@ -138,11 +153,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_from() {
 
-        from!(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "other") => Io(..));
-        from!(url::ParseError::EmptyHost => Uri(..));
+        from_and_cause!(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "other") => Io(..));
+        from_and_cause!(url::ParseError::EmptyHost => Uri(..));
+        from_and_cause!(SslError::SslSessionClosed => Ssl(..));
 
-        from!(SslError::StreamError(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "ssl")) => Io(..));
-        from!(SslError::SslSessionClosed => Ssl(..));
+        from!(SslError::StreamError(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "ssl negotiation")) => Io(..));
 
 
         from!(httparse::Error::HeaderName => Header);