diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/administer/RegistryLoader.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/administer/RegistryLoader.java
index f8eed0004c..dd01a0ca86 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/administer/RegistryLoader.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/administer/RegistryLoader.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public class RegistryLoader
                 context.abort();
             }
 
+            System.err.println("Error: \n - " + e.getMessage());
             System.exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/dspace/etc/upgrades/15-16/new-bitstream-formats.xml b/dspace/etc/upgrades/15-16/new-bitstream-formats.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feff825ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace/etc/upgrades/15-16/new-bitstream-formats.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<!--
+  - new-bitstream-formats.xml
+  -
+  - New bitstream formats added in DSpace 1.6
+  -
+  - To load these, run: [dspace]/bin/registry-loader -bitstream new-bitstream-formats.xml
+  -->
+
+<dspace-bitstream-types>
+
+  <bitstream-type>
+    <mimetype>text/html; charset=utf-8</mimetype>
+    <short_description>CC License</short_description>
+    <description>Item-specific Creative Commons license agreed upon to submission</description>
+    <support_level>1</support_level>
+    <internal>true</internal>
+  </bitstream-type>
+
+  <bitstream-type>
+    <mimetype>application/rdf+xml; charset=utf-8</mimetype>
+    <short_description>RDF XML</short_description>
+    <description>RDF serialized in XML</description>
+    <support_level>1</support_level>
+    <internal>false</internal>
+    <extension>rdf</extension>
+  </bitstream-type>
+
+</dspace-bitstream-types>