diff --git a/pikatasks/django_compat.py b/pikatasks/django_compat.py
index ba0fad615e67a542a2a4203bd7edbb7df34f4c6a..a90404168cc6bcb79da078cbafcb557d02856ef7 100644
--- a/pikatasks/django_compat.py
+++ b/pikatasks/django_compat.py
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ def autodiscover_tasks(apps=None, modules=("tasks",)):
                 importlib.import_module(full_module_name)
                 # just importing the module is perfectly enough, each task will register itself on import
                 logger.info("Autodiscover: imported \"{0}\"".format(full_module_name))
-            except ImportError:
-                logger.debug("Autodiscover: module \"{0}\" does not exist".format(full_module_name))
+            except ImportError as ie:
+                msg = "Autodiscover: module \"{0}\" does not exist: {1}".format(full_module_name, str(ie))
+                if 'tasks' in app_name:
+                    logger.warning(msg)
+                else:
+                    logger.debug(msg)
     return utils.all_tasks