diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/mail.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/mail.py
index f26c0aad2f5..18f6fca7ff6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/mail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/mail.py
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             subject = self.itemsubject
         elif result._result.get('failed_when_result') is True:
             subject = "Failed due to 'failed_when' condition"
-        elif result._result.get('exception'):
-            subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['exception'], failtype, -1)
         elif result._result.get('msg'):
             subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['msg'], failtype, 0)
         elif result._result.get('stderr'):
             subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['stderr'], failtype, -1)
         elif result._result.get('stdout'):
             subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['stdout'], failtype, -1)
+        elif result._result.get('exception'):  # Unrelated exceptions are added to output :-/
+            subject = self.subject_msg(result._result['exception'], failtype, -1)
         else:
             subject = '%s: %s' % (failtype, result._task.name or result._task.action)
 
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             body += self.body_blob(result._result['msg'], 'message')
 
         # Add stdout / stderr / exception / warnings / deprecations
-        if result._result.get('exception'):
-            body += self.body_blob(result._result['exception'], 'exception')
         if result._result.get('stdout'):
             body += self.body_blob(result._result['stdout'], 'standard output')
         if result._result.get('stderr'):
             body += self.body_blob(result._result['stderr'], 'error output')
+        if result._result.get('exception'):  # Unrelated exceptions are added to output :-/
+            body += self.body_blob(result._result['exception'], 'exception')
         if result._result.get('warnings'):
             for i in range(len(result._result.get('warnings'))):
                 body += self.body_blob(result._result['warnings'][i], 'exception %d' % (i + 1))
@@ -231,4 +231,3 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         # Pass item information to task failure
         self.itemsubject = result._result['msg']
         self.itembody += self.body_blob(json.dumps(result._result, indent=4), "failed item dump '%(item)s'" % result._result)
-#        self.itembody += self.body_blob(json.dumps(dir(result), indent=4), "failed full dump '%(item)s'" % result._result)