diff --git a/examples/ring-swagger/src/example/server.clj b/examples/ring-swagger/src/example/server.clj
index 72ba95d2..58d01810 100644
--- a/examples/ring-swagger/src/example/server.clj
+++ b/examples/ring-swagger/src/example/server.clj
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
                            ;; encoding response body
                            muuntaja/format-response-middleware
                            ;; exception handling
-                           exception/exception-middleware
+                           (exception/create-exception-middleware
+                             {::exception/default (partial exception/wrap-log-to-console exception/default-handler)})
                            ;; decoding request body
                            muuntaja/format-request-middleware
                            ;; coercing response bodys
diff --git a/modules/reitit-interceptors/src/reitit/http/interceptors/exception.clj b/modules/reitit-interceptors/src/reitit/http/interceptors/exception.clj
index f0a47a1d..89d07927 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-interceptors/src/reitit/http/interceptors/exception.clj
+++ b/modules/reitit-interceptors/src/reitit/http/interceptors/exception.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
             [clojure.string :as str])
   (:import (java.time Instant)
-           (java.io PrintWriter)))
+           (java.io PrintWriter Writer)))
 
 (s/def ::handlers (s/map-of any? fn?))
 (s/def ::spec (s/keys :opt-un [::handlers]))
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       (wrap error-handler error request)
       (error-handler error request))))
 
-(defn print! [^PrintWriter writer & more]
+(defn print! [^Writer writer & more]
   (.write writer (str (str/join " " more) "\n")))
 
 ;;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 (defn wrap-log-to-console [handler ^Throwable e {:keys [uri request-method] :as req}]
   (print! *out* (Instant/now) request-method (pr-str uri) "=>" (.getMessage e))
-  (.printStackTrace e ^PrintWriter *out*)
+  (.printStackTrace e (PrintWriter. ^Writer *out*))
   (handler e req))
 
 ;;
diff --git a/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj b/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
index 92bbdec5..b14d0fca 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
+++ b/modules/reitit-middleware/src/reitit/ring/middleware/exception.clj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             [clojure.spec.alpha :as s]
             [clojure.string :as str])
   (:import (java.time Instant)
-           (java.io PrintWriter)))
+           (java.io Writer PrintWriter)))
 
 (s/def ::handlers (s/map-of any? fn?))
 (s/def ::spec (s/keys :opt-un [::handlers]))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
          (catch Throwable e
            (on-exception handlers e request respond raise)))))))
 
-(defn print! [^PrintWriter writer & more]
+(defn print! [^Writer writer & more]
   (.write writer (str (str/join " " more) "\n")))
 
 ;;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 (defn wrap-log-to-console [handler ^Throwable e {:keys [uri request-method] :as req}]
   (print! *out* (Instant/now) request-method (pr-str uri) "=>" (.getMessage e))
-  (.printStackTrace e ^PrintWriter *out*)
+  (.printStackTrace e (PrintWriter. ^Writer *out*))
   (handler e req))
 
 ;;