diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/harvest/HarvestCli.java b/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/harvest/HarvestCli.java
index 559ccac..9687811 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/harvest/HarvestCli.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/harvest/HarvestCli.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private boolean runCommand()
             String msg = ExceptionUtils.getMessage(ex);
             Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(this.getClass());
             log.error(msg);
-            log.debug("", ex);
+            log.debug("for the stack trace", ex);
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ private boolean parse(String[] args)
         }
         catch(ParseException ex)
         {
-            System.out.println("[ERROR] " + ex.getMessage());
+            System.out.println("[ERROR] " + ExceptionUtils.getMessage(ex));
             return false;
         }
     }