diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/migration/UpdateException.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/migration/UpdateException.java
index 4023620b96..946db59536 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/migration/UpdateException.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/migration/UpdateException.java
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package sonia.scm.migration;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 public class UpdateException extends RuntimeException {
+  private static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UpdateException.class);
+
   public UpdateException(String message) {
     super(message);
   }
 
   public UpdateException(String message, Throwable cause) {
     super(message, cause);
+    LOG.error(message, cause);
   }
 }