diff --git a/src/ZeroLog.Tests/LogManagerTests.cs b/src/ZeroLog.Tests/LogManagerTests.cs
index bf00090a..e2797ddb 100644
--- a/src/ZeroLog.Tests/LogManagerTests.cs
+++ b/src/ZeroLog.Tests/LogManagerTests.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public void should_not_throw_if_formatting_fails_when_using_format_string()
             signal.Wait(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
 
             var logMessage = _testAppender.LoggedMessages.Single();
-            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: \"A good format: {0:X4}, A bad format: {1:lol}, Another good format: {2}\", -23805, " + guid + ", True");
+            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: Unknown format specifier 'lol'. - Arguments: \"A good format: {0:X4}, A bad format: {1:lol}, Another good format: {2}\", -23805, " + guid + ", True");
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public unsafe void should_not_throw_if_formatting_fails_when_appending_formatted
             signal.Wait(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
 
             var logMessage = _testAppender.LoggedMessages.Single();
-            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: \"Hello\", False, 1, 'a', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, " + guid + ", 2017-02-24 16:51:51.000, 16:51:51, \"abc\", \"abc\", Friday");
+            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: Unknown format specifier 'meh, this is going to break formatting'. - Arguments: \"Hello\", False, 1, 'a', 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, " + guid + ", 2017-02-24 16:51:51.000, 16:51:51, \"abc\", \"abc\", Friday");
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public void should_write_unformatted_unmanaged_struct_when_formatting_fails()
             signal.Wait(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
 
             var logMessage = _testAppender.LoggedMessages.Single();
-            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: Unmanaged(0x2a000000)");
+            Check.That(logMessage).Equals("An error occured during formatting: Simulated failure - Arguments: Unmanaged(0x2a000000)");
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/ZeroLog/LogManager.cs b/src/ZeroLog/LogManager.cs
index b0a0d097..1749447b 100644
--- a/src/ZeroLog/LogManager.cs
+++ b/src/ZeroLog/LogManager.cs
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ private bool TryToProcessQueue(StringBuffer stringBuffer, byte[] destination)
                     FormatLogMessage(stringBuffer, logEvent);
                     bytesWritten = CopyStringBufferToByteArray(stringBuffer, destination);
                 }
-                catch
+                catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    HandleFormattingError(stringBuffer, logEvent, destination, out bytesWritten);
+                    HandleFormattingError(stringBuffer, logEvent, destination, ex, out bytesWritten);
                 }
 
                 WriteMessageLogToAppenders(destination, logEvent, bytesWritten);
@@ -292,12 +292,14 @@ private bool TryToProcessQueue(StringBuffer stringBuffer, byte[] destination)
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
-        private static void HandleFormattingError(StringBuffer stringBuffer, IInternalLogEvent logEvent, byte[] destination, out int bytesWritten)
+        private static void HandleFormattingError(StringBuffer stringBuffer, IInternalLogEvent logEvent, byte[] destination, Exception exception, out int bytesWritten)
         {
             try
             {
                 stringBuffer.Clear();
                 stringBuffer.Append("An error occured during formatting: ");
+                stringBuffer.Append(exception.Message);
+                stringBuffer.Append(" - Arguments: ");
 
                 logEvent.WriteToStringBufferUnformatted(stringBuffer);
                 bytesWritten = CopyStringBufferToByteArray(stringBuffer, destination);