diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index f9157fdd0d4755c9d20a4f1489986598986da572..bb9edec710cc376279cecda39168613cce345bca 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -1756,13 +1756,16 @@ bool ConfigServiceImpl::quickParaViewCheck() const
     }
     else
     {
-      this->g_log.notice("ParaView is not available");
+      std::stringstream messageStream;
+      messageStream << "ParaView version query failed with code: " << rc;
+      this->g_log.notice(messageStream.str());
+      this->g_log.notice("ParaView is not available, query failed.");
     }
   }
   catch(Poco::SystemException &e)
   {
     g_log.debug(e.what());
-    this->g_log.notice("ParaView is not available");
+    this->g_log.notice("ParaView is not available, Poco::SystemException");
   }
   return isAvailable; 
 }