diff --git a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/actions/RemoteTaskActionClient.java b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/actions/RemoteTaskActionClient.java
index 8059c4d4ea3..ca9fe9c5c73 100644
--- a/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/actions/RemoteTaskActionClient.java
+++ b/merger/src/main/java/com/metamx/druid/merger/common/actions/RemoteTaskActionClient.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class RemoteTaskActionClient implements TaskActionClient
 
         return jsonMapper.convertValue(responseDict.get("result"), taskAction.getReturnTypeReference());
       } catch(IOException e) {
+        log.warn(e, "Exception submitting action for task: %s", task.getId());
+
         if (retryPolicy.hasExceededRetryThreshold()) {
           throw e;
         } else {