diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPollingEndpoint.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPollingEndpoint.java
index d4b3cdfe46..d2d5b00fe3 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPollingEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPollingEndpoint.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ErrorHandler;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPollingEndpoint extends AbstractEndpoint implement
 				return false;
 			}
 			else {
-				throw (RuntimeException) e;
+				ReflectionUtils.rethrowRuntimeException(e);
 			}
 		}
 		boolean result;