diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index 90947a44f..c11aa7c61 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
     private List<Material> _getItemSpawnBlacklist() {
         final List<Material> epItemSpwn = new ArrayList<>();
         if (ess.getItemDb() == null) {
-            logger.log(Level.FINE, "Aborting ItemSpawnBL read, itemDB not yet loaded.");
+            logger.log(Level.FINE, "Skipping item spawn blacklist read; item DB not yet loaded.");
             return epItemSpwn;
         }
         for (String itemName : config.getString("item-spawn-blacklist", "").split(",")) {
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
                 final ItemStack iStack = ess.getItemDb().get(itemName);
                 epItemSpwn.add(iStack.getType());
             } catch (Exception ex) {
-                logger.log(Level.SEVERE, tl("unknownItemInList", itemName, "item-spawn-blacklist"));
+                logger.log(Level.SEVERE, tl("unknownItemInList", itemName, "item-spawn-blacklist"), ex);
             }
         }
         return epItemSpwn;