diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/search/EsSearchManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/search/EsSearchManager.java
index 43017e4112f3..2695124a7542 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/search/EsSearchManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/search/EsSearchManager.java
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ private void createIndex(String indexId, String indexName, boolean dropIndexFirs
         } catch (Exception cnce) {
             final String message = String.format("Could not connect to index '%s'. Error is %s. Is the index server  up and running?",
                 defaultIndex, cnce.getMessage());
-            LOGGER.error(message);
+            LOGGER.error(message, cnce);
             throw new IOException(message);
         }
     }