diff --git a/wicketstuff-restannotations-parent/restannotations/src/main/java/org/wicketstuff/rest/resource/AbstractRestResource.java b/wicketstuff-restannotations-parent/restannotations/src/main/java/org/wicketstuff/rest/resource/AbstractRestResource.java
index 7237fefdb8..2a850a9b3c 100644
--- a/wicketstuff-restannotations-parent/restannotations/src/main/java/org/wicketstuff/rest/resource/AbstractRestResource.java
+++ b/wicketstuff-restannotations-parent/restannotations/src/main/java/org/wicketstuff/rest/resource/AbstractRestResource.java
@@ -646,8 +646,11 @@ private Object invokeMappedMethod(Method method, List<?> parametersValues, WebRe
 	 */
 	protected void handleException(WebResponse response, Exception exception)
 	{
+		String exceptionMsg = "General server error.";
+
 		response.setStatus(500);
-		response.write("General server error.");
+		response.write(exceptionMsg);
+		log.error(exceptionMsg, exception);
 	}
 
 	/**