diff --git a/pikatasks/__init__.py b/pikatasks/__init__.py
index ab74302f61baebf6c7c4952d62ed0228fc327723..f2c0112ca976cc14e2965128dfd1923042f76f2f 100644
--- a/pikatasks/__init__.py
+++ b/pikatasks/__init__.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def rpc(_task_name, **kwargs):
             channel.start_consuming()
             channel.close()  # after stopped consuming by either of the callbacks
     except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
         logger.error("{}: {}".format(e.__class__.__name__, str(e)))
         exception = RPCMessageQueueError(e)
     # done, return the result or indicate a problem