diff --git a/dandi/cli/base.py b/dandi/cli/base.py
index 79d96cb16..30fe73247 100644
--- a/dandi/cli/base.py
+++ b/dandi/cli/base.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def wrapper(obj, *args, **kwargs):
         #     raise click.UsageError(str(e))
         except Exception as e:
             e_str = str(e)
-            lgr.debug("Caught exception %s", e_str)
+            lgr.debug("Caught exception %s", e_str, exc_info=True)
             if not map_to_click_exceptions._do_map:
                 raise
             raise click.ClickException(e_str)