diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/metadatamapping/contributor/SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/metadatamapping/contributor/SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor.java
index 91a5fc3fe2..c8d2467d5f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/metadatamapping/contributor/SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/importer/external/metadatamapping/contributor/SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class SimpleXpathMetadatumContributor implements MetadataContributor<OMEl
             }
             return values;
         } catch (JaxenException e) {
-            log.error(query);
+            log.error(query, e);
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }