diff --git a/social/apps/django_app/middleware.py b/social/apps/django_app/middleware.py
index 1d099508c..e9aaebab5 100644
--- a/social/apps/django_app/middleware.py
+++ b/social/apps/django_app/middleware.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
 
 from social.exceptions import SocialAuthBaseException
+from social.utils import social_logger
 
 
 class SocialAuthExceptionMiddleware(object):
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ def process_exception(self, request, exception):
             backend_name = getattr(backend, 'name', 'unknown-backend')
 
             message = self.get_message(request, exception)
+            social_logger.error(message)
+
             url = self.get_redirect_uri(request, exception)
             try:
                 messages.error(request, message,
diff --git a/social/utils.py b/social/utils.py
index 266dc71d0..27982a91a 100644
--- a/social/utils.py
+++ b/social/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import unicodedata
 import collections
 import functools
+import logging
 
 import six
 import requests
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 
 SETTING_PREFIX = 'SOCIAL_AUTH'
 
+social_logger = logging.Logger('social')
+
 
 def import_module(name):
     __import__(name)