diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 646d2951..8cf21770 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -83,9 +83,14 @@ function loadPlugin (name, config) {
   // each used plugin MUST be installed
   try {
     plugin = require('lamassu-' + name)
-  } catch (_) {
-    throw new Error(name + ' module is not installed. ' +
-        'Try running \'npm install --save lamassu-' + name + '\' first')
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+      throw new Error(name + ' module is not installed. ' +
+          'Try running \'npm install --save lamassu-' + name + '\' first')
+    }
+    logger.error('Error in %s plugin', name)
+    logger.error(err)
+    throw err
   }
 
   // each plugin MUST implement those