diff --git a/notebook/static/base/js/utils.js b/notebook/static/base/js/utils.js
index 7c6f482c4..d6440bef1 100644
--- a/notebook/static/base/js/utils.js
+++ b/notebook/static/base/js/utils.js
@@ -756,7 +756,9 @@ define([
          */
         return function(error) { 
             var wrapped_error = new WrappedError(message, error);
-            if (log) console.error(wrapped_error); 
+            if (log) {
+                console.error(message, " -- ", error);
+            }
             return Promise.reject(wrapped_error); 
         };
     };