diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
index f761813560..62cd5439a6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Servers/BaseOpenSimServer.cs
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Servers
             }
             catch(Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.FatalFormat("Fatal error: {0}",
-                    (e.Message == null || e.Message == String.Empty) ? "Unknown reason":e.Message );
+                m_log.Fatal("Fatal error: " + e.ToString());
                 Environment.Exit(1);
             }