diff --git a/Addons/Commands/bonus.lua b/Addons/Commands/bonus.lua
index dbc650d1..bc129d8b 100644
--- a/Addons/Commands/bonus.lua
+++ b/Addons/Commands/bonus.lua
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ Event.register(defines.events.on_pre_player_died,function(event)
     if Ranking.get_rank(player):allowed('bonus-respawn') then
         player.ticks_to_respawn = 120
         -- manually dispatch death event because it is not fired when ticks_to_respawn is set pre death
-        Event.dispatch({name = defines.events.on_player_died, tick = event.tick, player_index = event.player_index})
+        Event.dispatch({name = defines.events.on_player_died, tick = event.tick, player_index = event.player_index, cause = event.cause})
     end
 end)
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