diff --git a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
index 8545be835..7ff2ce44c 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/datafilespage.cpp
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ bool DataFilesPage::setupDataFiles()
 
         } catch(std::runtime_error &e) {
             // An error occurred while reading the .esp
+            std::cerr << "Error reading .esp: " << e.what() << std::endl;
             continue;
         }
     }