diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index b80d17d74c..526d3b59b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ namespace OpenSim
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[STARTUP]: Registration of region with grid failed, aborting startup - {0}", e.StackTrace);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat(
+                    "[STARTUP]: Registration of region with grid failed, aborting startup due to {0} {1}", 
+                    e.Message, e.StackTrace);
 
                 // Carrying on now causes a lot of confusion down the
                 // line - we need to get the user's attention