diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
index a2f2f7ffa7..bafdfc72f4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Examine/IndexRebuilder.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Examine
                 {
                     populator.Populate(indexes);
                 }
-                catch (Exception)
+                catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    _logger.LogError("Index populating failed for populator {Populator}", populator.GetType());
+                    _logger.LogError(e, "Index populating failed for populator {Populator}", populator.GetType());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
index 9a732f865f..e52e438b43 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            _logger.LogWarning("Failed to build models.", e);
+                            _logger.LogError(e, "Failed to build models.");
                             _logger.LogWarning("Running without models."); // be explicit
                             _errors.Report("Failed to build PureLive models.", e);
                         }