diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
index 02d9cd2d1c6..433d9024e0a 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ def enable(module_name, default_set=True, persistent=False):
     try:
         mod.register()
     except:
+        print("Exception in module register(): %r" % getattr(mod, "__file__", module_name))
         handle_error()
         del sys.modules[module_name]
         return None
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ def disable(module_name, default_set=True):
         try:
             mod.unregister()
         except:
+            print("Exception in module unregister(): %r" % getattr(mod, "__file__", module_name))
             import traceback
             traceback.print_exc()
     else: