diff --git a/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/StatusCode.java b/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/StatusCode.java
index a09f7e2..fec1713 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/StatusCode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/StatusCode.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ package net.thauvin.erik.httpstatus;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
- * The <code>StatusCode</code> class implements methods to check the class of a HTTP status code.
+ * The <code>StatusCode</code> bean implements methods to check the class of an HTTP status code.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:erik@thauvin.net" target="_blank">Erik C. Thauvin</a>
  */
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ public class StatusCode implements Serializable {
     private int code;
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new statusCode object.
+     * Creates a new StatusCode object.
      */
     public StatusCode() {
-        // Default construtor.
+        // Default constructor.
     }
     
     /**
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ public class StatusCode implements Serializable {
      * Returns the reason for the status code.
      *
      * @return The reason, or <code>null</code>.
+     * @see Reasons#getReasonPhrase(int)
      */
     public String getReason() {
         return Reasons.getReasonPhrase(code);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks if the status code is a client error. (eg: <code>Interal Server Error</code>)
+     * Checks if the status code is a client error. (eg: <code>Internal Server Error</code>)
      *
      * @return <code>true</code> if the status code is a client error, <code>false</code> otherwise.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/taglibs/CauseTag.java b/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/taglibs/CauseTag.java
index e7bb05d..8a44fd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/taglibs/CauseTag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/thauvin/erik/httpstatus/taglibs/CauseTag.java
@@ -54,16 +54,13 @@ public class CauseTag extends XmlSupport {
         final PageContext pageContext = (PageContext) getJspContext();
         @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CloseResource") final JspWriter out = pageContext.getOut();
 
-        String cause;
+        final Throwable cause = pageContext.getErrorData().getThrowable().getCause();
 
-        try {
-            cause = pageContext.getErrorData().getThrowable().getCause().getLocalizedMessage();
-        } catch (NullPointerException ignore) {
-            cause = defaultValue;
+        String message = defaultValue;
+        if (cause != null && cause.getLocalizedMessage() != null) {
+            message = cause.getLocalizedMessage();
         }
 
-        Utils.outWrite(out, cause, defaultValue, escapeXml);
-
-
+        Utils.outWrite(out, message, defaultValue, escapeXml);
     }
 }
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