1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
index ddca0af1da..7619f405fa 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/background_updates.py
@@ -405,14 +405,14 @@ class BackgroundUpdater:
                 try:
                     result = await self.do_next_background_update(sleep)
                     back_to_back_failures = 0
-                except Exception:
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.exception("Error doing update: %s", e)
                     back_to_back_failures += 1
                     if back_to_back_failures >= 5:
                         self._aborted = True
                         raise RuntimeError(
                             "5 back-to-back background update failures; aborting."
                         )
-                    logger.exception("Error doing update")
                 else:
                     if result:
                         logger.info(