diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-1-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v1/AbstractAws1ClientIT.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-1-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v1/AbstractAws1ClientIT.java
index 0d1fba6cf6..d7b30d82d2 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-1-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v1/AbstractAws1ClientIT.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-1-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v1/AbstractAws1ClientIT.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
 package co.elastic.apm.agent.awssdk.v1;
 
 import co.elastic.apm.agent.awssdk.common.AbstractAwsClientIT;
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-2-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v2/AbstractAws2ClientIT.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-2-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v2/AbstractAws2ClientIT.java
index b0162779c1..83f17b6d4c 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-2-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v2/AbstractAws2ClientIT.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-aws-sdk/apm-aws-sdk-2-plugin/src/test/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/awssdk/v2/AbstractAws2ClientIT.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
 package co.elastic.apm.agent.awssdk.v2;
 
 import co.elastic.apm.agent.awssdk.common.AbstractAwsClientIT;
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/EagerThrowable.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/EagerThrowable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f92c3f80f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/EagerThrowable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package co.elastic.apm.agent.servlet;
+
+public class EagerThrowable extends Throwable {
+
+    private final Class<? extends Throwable> originalType;
+
+    public EagerThrowable(Throwable t) {
+        super(t.getMessage(), t.getCause(), false, false);
+        setStackTrace(t.getStackTrace());
+        this.originalType = t.getClass();
+    }
+
+    public Class<? extends Throwable> getOriginalType() {
+        return originalType;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/ServletTransactionHelper.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/ServletTransactionHelper.java
index 4b2545aa22..79a492e251 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/ServletTransactionHelper.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-servlet-plugin/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/servlet/ServletTransactionHelper.java
@@ -232,7 +232,18 @@ public void onAfter(Transaction<?> transaction, @Nullable Throwable exception, b
                         @Nullable String servletPath, @Nullable String pathInfo, @Nullable String contentTypeHeader, boolean deactivate) {
         try {
             // thrown the first time a JSP is invoked in order to register it
-            if (exception != null && "weblogic.servlet.jsp.AddToMapException".equals(exception.getClass().getName())) {
+            boolean ignoreTransaction = false;
+
+            if(exception != null){
+                Class<?> exceptionType;
+                if (exception instanceof EagerThrowable) {
+                    exceptionType = ((EagerThrowable) exception).getOriginalType();
+                } else {
+                    exceptionType = exception.getClass();
+                }
+                ignoreTransaction = "weblogic.servlet.jsp.AddToMapException".equals(exceptionType.getName());
+            }
+            if(ignoreTransaction){
                 transaction.ignoreTransaction();
             } else {
                 doOnAfter(transaction, exception, committed, status, overrideStatusCodeOnThrowable, method,
diff --git a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-spring-webmvc/apm-spring-webmvc-spring5/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/springwebmvc/AbstractSpringExceptionHandlerInstrumentation.java b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-spring-webmvc/apm-spring-webmvc-spring5/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/springwebmvc/AbstractSpringExceptionHandlerInstrumentation.java
index 331f8131a4..6ca43f463b 100644
--- a/apm-agent-plugins/apm-spring-webmvc/apm-spring-webmvc-spring5/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/springwebmvc/AbstractSpringExceptionHandlerInstrumentation.java
+++ b/apm-agent-plugins/apm-spring-webmvc/apm-spring-webmvc-spring5/src/main/java/co/elastic/apm/agent/springwebmvc/AbstractSpringExceptionHandlerInstrumentation.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import co.elastic.apm.agent.sdk.ElasticApmInstrumentation;
 import co.elastic.apm.agent.servlet.Constants;
+import co.elastic.apm.agent.servlet.EagerThrowable;
 import co.elastic.apm.agent.servlet.adapter.ServletRequestAdapter;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.method.MethodDescription;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ public static <HttpServletRequest> void captureRequestError(ServletRequestAdapte
                                                                     @Nullable HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                     @Nullable Exception e) {
             if (request != null && e != null) {
-                adapter.setAttribute(request, "co.elastic.apm.exception", e);
+
+                adapter.setAttribute(request, "co.elastic.apm.exception", new EagerThrowable(e));
             }
         }
     }