diff --git a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/BaseStepListener.java b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/BaseStepListener.java
index 736a2d46a..d3186dcbf 100644
--- a/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/BaseStepListener.java
+++ b/serenity-core/src/main/java/net/thucydides/core/steps/BaseStepListener.java
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ private void markCurrentStepAs(final TestResult result) {
 
     public void stepFailed(StepFailure failure) {
 
-        if (!aStepHasFailed()) {
+        if (!aStepHasFailed() || StepEventBus.getEventBus().softAssertsActive()) {
             // This is the actual failure, so record all the details
             takeEndOfStepScreenshotFor(FAILURE);
 
diff --git a/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/domain/stacktrace/StackTraceSanitizer.java b/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/domain/stacktrace/StackTraceSanitizer.java
index c80707c6e..b7c462ce1 100644
--- a/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/domain/stacktrace/StackTraceSanitizer.java
+++ b/serenity-model/src/main/java/net/thucydides/model/domain/stacktrace/StackTraceSanitizer.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class StackTraceSanitizer {
             "org.jbehave",
             "cucumber.runtime",
             "cucumber.api",
+            "io.cucumber",
             "net.serenitybdd.core",
             "net.serenitybdd.junit",
             "net.serenitybdd.plugins",