diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
index 77b3ccad1..268e2af76 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/jupyter_ai/chat_handlers/base.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ async def handle_exc(self, e: Exception, message: HumanChatMessage):
         implementation is provided, however chat handlers (subclasses) should
         implement this method to provide a more helpful error response.
         """
+        self.log.error(e)
         if self.is_api_key_exc(e):
             self.handle_api_key_exc(e, message)
         else: