diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java
index ea6139fe63..4148286eb5 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public class MavenMetadataSource
                             }
                             getLogger().debug( "\n" );
                         }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            getLogger().debug( "", e );
+                        }
                     }
 
                     project = null;