diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/ox/fork.scala b/core/src/main/scala/ox/fork.scala
index 3cce920f..9f6a3042 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/ox/fork.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/ox/fork.scala
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ def fork[T](f: => T)(using Ox): Fork[T] =
       supervisor.forkSuccess()
     catch
       case e: Throwable =>
+        // we notify the supervisor first, so that if this is the first failing fork in the scope, the supervisor will 
+        // get first notified of the exception by the "original" (this) fork
+        supervisor.forkError(e)  
         result.completeExceptionally(e)
-        supervisor.forkError(e)
   }
   newForkUsingResult(result)
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/ox/supervised.scala b/core/src/main/scala/ox/supervised.scala
index a8fd6a0c..e69049cd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/ox/supervised.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/ox/supervised.scala
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def supervised[T](f: Ox ?=> T): T =
   catch
     case e: Throwable =>
       // all forks are guaranteed to have finished: some might have ended up throwing exceptions (InterruptedException or
-      // others), but only the first one is propagated. That's wait, adding the others as suppressed.
-      s.addSuppressed(e)
+      // others), but only the first one is propagated below. That's why we add all the other exceptions as suppressed.
+      s.addOtherExceptionsAsSuppressedTo(e)
       throw e
 
 trait Supervisor:
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class DefaultSupervisor() extends Supervisor:
 
   override def join(): Unit = unwrapExecutionException(result.get())
 
-  def addSuppressed(e: Throwable): Throwable =
-    otherExceptions.forEach(e.addSuppressed)
+  def addOtherExceptionsAsSuppressedTo(e: Throwable): Throwable =
+    otherExceptions.forEach(e2 => if e != e2 then e.addSuppressed(e2))
     e
 
 /** Change the supervisor that is being used when running `f`. Doesn't affect existing usages of the current supervisor, or forks ran
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/ox/ExceptionTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/ox/ExceptionTest.scala
index 36d7a348..3589a5f5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/ox/ExceptionTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/ox/ExceptionTest.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore
 class ExceptionTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
   class CustomException extends RuntimeException
   class CustomException2 extends RuntimeException
+  class CustomException3(e: Exception) extends RuntimeException(e)
 
   "scoped" should "throw the exception thrown by a joined fork" in {
     val trail = Trail()
@@ -72,14 +73,41 @@ class ExceptionTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
           throw CustomException()
         }
       }
-    catch
-      case e: Exception =>
-        val suppressed = e.getSuppressed.map(_.getClass.getSimpleName)
-        trail.add(s"${e.getClass.getSimpleName}(suppressed=${suppressed.mkString(",")})")
+    catch case e: Exception => addExceptionWithSuppressedTo(trail, e)
 
     trail.get shouldBe Vector("CustomException(suppressed=CustomException2)")
   }
 
+  it should "not add the original exception as suppressed" in {
+    val trail = Trail()
+    try
+      supervised {
+        val f = fork {
+          throw new CustomException()
+        }
+        f.join()
+      }
+    catch case e: Exception => addExceptionWithSuppressedTo(trail, e)
+
+    trail.get shouldBe Vector("CustomException(suppressed=)")
+  }
+
+  it should "add an exception as suppressed, even if it wraps the original exception" in {
+    val trail = Trail()
+    try
+      supervised {
+        val f = fork {
+          throw new CustomException()
+        }
+        try f.join() catch {
+          case e: Exception => throw new CustomException3(e)
+        }
+      }
+    catch case e: Exception => addExceptionWithSuppressedTo(trail, e)
+
+    trail.get shouldBe Vector("CustomException(suppressed=CustomException3)")
+  }
+
   "joinEither" should "catch the exception with which a fork ends" in {
     val r = supervised {
       val f = forkUnsupervised {
@@ -90,4 +118,9 @@ class ExceptionTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
 
     r should matchPattern { case Left(e: CustomException) => }
   }
+
+  def addExceptionWithSuppressedTo(t: Trail, e: Throwable): Unit = {
+    val suppressed = e.getSuppressed.map(_.getClass.getSimpleName)
+    t.add(s"${e.getClass.getSimpleName}(suppressed=${suppressed.mkString(",")})")
+  }
 }