throw passThrough
            } catch (passThrough: GradleException) {
                throw passThrough
            } catch (e: InvocationTargetException) {
                // unwrap ITEs as they are not useful to users
                throw GradleException("Could not load the value of $trace.", e.cause)
            } catch (e: Exception) {
                throw GradleException("Could not load the value of $trace.", e)