diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/indexwizards/TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/indexwizards/TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage.java
index 1f0484e4e18..9d814863df6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/indexwizards/TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/indexwizards/TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
 import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.WizardDataTransferPage;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CoreModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
@@ -322,11 +323,14 @@ public class TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage extends  WizardDataTransferPage im
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             return false;
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+            CCorePlugin.log(CCorePlugin.createStatus(Messages.TeamProjectIndexExportWizardPage_errorExporting,
+            		e.getTargetException()));
             displayErrorDialog(e.getTargetException());
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!status.isOK()) {
+        	CCorePlugin.log(status);
             ErrorDialog.openError(getContainer().getShell(),
                     getErrorDialogTitle(),
                     null, // no special message