1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb b/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
index 7228c88d6e..eb3c9b3441 100644
--- a/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@ module XMLRPC
   class FaultException < StandardError
     attr_reader :faultCode, :faultString
 
-    alias message faultString
-
     def initialize(faultCode, faultString)
       @faultCode   = faultCode
       @faultString = faultString
+      super(@faultString)
     end
 
     # returns a hash