diff --git a/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py b/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
index aad9a87dd9..c8b0c7cf70 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
+++ b/src/commands/cmdsethandler.py
@@ -123,16 +123,20 @@ def import_cmdset(path, cmdsetobj, emit_to_obj=None, no_logging=False):
                 cmdsetclass = cmdsetclass(cmdsetobj)
             return cmdsetclass
         except ImportError, e:
+            logger.log_trace()
             errstring += _("Error loading cmdset '%s': %s.")
             errstring = errstring % (modulepath, e)
         except KeyError:
+            logger.log_trace()
             errstring += _("Error in loading cmdset: No cmdset class '%(classname)s' in %(modulepath)s.")
             errstring = errstring % {"classname": classname,
                                      "modulepath": modulepath}
         except SyntaxError, e:
+            logger.log_trace()
             errstring += _("SyntaxError encountered when loading cmdset '%s': %s.")
             errstring = errstring % (modulepath, e)
         except Exception, e:
+            logger.log_trace()
             errstring += _("Compile/Run error when loading cmdset '%s': %s.")
             errstring = errstring % (python_path, e)