diff --git a/gradle/app-version.gradle b/gradle/app-version.gradle
index c86b4d8c3bf3ebe1bdbc249074424c678c3af536..7bf56dc983b77e834ae8abf2b4b2a6cedca32298 100644
--- a/gradle/app-version.gradle
+++ b/gradle/app-version.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
       versionFile.write(groovy.json.JsonOutput.prettyPrint(json))
     } catch (Exception e) {
       println("Failed to create version file. Writing blank file.")
+      println(e)
       versionFile.write('{}')
     }
   }