diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
index eaad22e98..df2d301fd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/MulticasterBatchListener.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStream;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
- * 
+ *
  */
 public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, ChunkListener, ItemReadListener<T>,
 		ItemProcessListener<T, S>, ItemWriteListener<S>, SkipListener<T, S> {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 	/**
 	 * Register each of the objects as listeners. Once registered, calls to the
 	 * {@link MulticasterBatchListener} broadcast to the individual listeners.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param listeners listener objects of types known to the multicaster.
 	 */
 	public void setListeners(List<? extends StepListener> listeners) {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.listener.CompositeChunkListener#afterChunk()
 	 */
 	public void afterChunk() {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.listener.CompositeChunkListener#beforeChunk()
 	 */
 	public void beforeChunk() {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.listener.CompositeItemReadListener#beforeRead()
 	 */
 	public void beforeRead() {
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 			itemReadListener.onReadError(ex);
 		}
 		catch (RuntimeException e) {
-			throw new StepListenerFailedException("Error in onReadError.", ex, e);
+			throw new StepListenerFailedException("Error in onReadError.", e, ex);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @see ItemWriteListener#afterWrite(List)
 	 */
 	public void afterWrite(List<? extends S> items) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public class MulticasterBatchListener<T, S> implements StepExecutionListener, Ch
 			itemWriteListener.onWriteError(ex, items);
 		}
 		catch (RuntimeException e) {
-			throw new StepListenerFailedException("Error in onWriteError.", ex, e);
+			throw new StepListenerFailedException("Error in onWriteError.", e, ex);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/StepListenerFailedException.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/StepListenerFailedException.java
index a5b2ad053..223457584 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/StepListenerFailedException.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/listener/StepListenerFailedException.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.batch.core.listener;
 
 /**
  * Exception to indicate a problem in a step listener.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class StepListenerFailedException extends RuntimeException {
 	 * @param ex the exception that was thrown by a listener
 	 * @param e the exception that caused the skip
 	 */
-	public StepListenerFailedException(String message, Throwable ex, RuntimeException e) {
-		super(message + "\n" + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage(), ex);
+	public StepListenerFailedException(String message, RuntimeException ex, Throwable e) {
+		super(message + "\n" + e.getMessage() + ": " + e.getClass().getName(), ex);
 	}
 
 }