diff --git a/cron.php b/cron.php
index b8202dd9a88e2..9f456ad048356 100644
--- a/cron.php
+++ b/cron.php
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
 	exit();
 } catch (Exception $ex) {
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, ['app' => 'cron']);
+	echo $ex . PHP_EOL;
 } catch (Error $ex) {
 	\OC::$server->getLogger()->logException($ex, ['app' => 'cron']);
+	echo $ex . PHP_EOL;
 }