diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DocAsCode.Metadata.ManagedReference/ExtractMetadataWorker.cs b/src/Microsoft.DocAsCode.Metadata.ManagedReference/ExtractMetadataWorker.cs
index 1811b1a291d..6db3f7ab918 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DocAsCode.Metadata.ManagedReference/ExtractMetadataWorker.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DocAsCode.Metadata.ManagedReference/ExtractMetadataWorker.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ public ExtractMetadataWorker(ExtractMetadataInputModel input)
                 _msbuildProperties["Configuration"] = "Release";
             }
 
-            _workspace = new Lazy<MSBuildWorkspace>(() => MSBuildWorkspace.Create(_msbuildProperties));
+            _workspace = new Lazy<MSBuildWorkspace>(() =>
+            {
+                var workspace = MSBuildWorkspace.Create(_msbuildProperties);
+                workspace.WorkspaceFailed += (s, e) =>
+                {
+                    Logger.LogWarning($"Workspace failed with: {e.Diagnostic}");
+                };
+                return workspace;
+            });
         }
 
         public async Task ExtractMetadataAsync()