diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Node/Root.php b/lib/private/Files/Node/Root.php
index 8b599ddfd758f..6dd65a4291da9 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Node/Root.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Node/Root.php
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ public function getUserFolder($userId) {
 		$userObject = $this->userManager->get($userId);
 
 		if (is_null($userObject)) {
+			$e = new NoUserException('Backends provided no user object');
 			$this->logger->error(
 				sprintf(
 					'Backends provided no user object for %s',
@@ -372,9 +373,10 @@ public function getUserFolder($userId) {
 				),
 				[
 					'app' => 'files',
+					'exception' => $e,
 				]
 			);
-			throw new NoUserException('Backends provided no user object');
+			throw $e;
 		}
 
 		$userId = $userObject->getUID();
diff --git a/tests/lib/Files/Node/RootTest.php b/tests/lib/Files/Node/RootTest.php
index fe151d70dc364..ee86eab567560 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Files/Node/RootTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Files/Node/RootTest.php
@@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ public function testGetUserFolderWithNoUserObj() {
 			->method('error')
 			->with(
 				'Backends provided no user object for NotExistingUser',
-				[
-					'app' => 'files',
-				]
+				$this->anything()
 			);
 
 		$root->getUserFolder('NotExistingUser');