diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
index 665a1c179..f36a8fa6e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Console/ConsoleApp.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Console
             try
             {
                 var startupArgs = new StartupContext(args);
-                NzbDroneLogger.Register(startupArgs, false, true);
+                try
+                {
+                    NzbDroneLogger.Register(startupArgs, false, true);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    System.Console.WriteLine("NLog Exception: " + ex.ToString());
+                    throw;
+                }
                 Bootstrap.Start(startupArgs, new ConsoleAlerts());
             }
             catch (SocketException e)