diff --git a/agent/src/com/cloud/agent/Agent.java b/agent/src/com/cloud/agent/Agent.java
index 2dee5a4e687..7fab5f4d301 100644
--- a/agent/src/com/cloud/agent/Agent.java
+++ b/agent/src/com/cloud/agent/Agent.java
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public class Agent implements HandlerFactory, IAgentControl {
         try {
             _connection.start();
         } catch (final NioConnectionException e) {
+            s_logger.warn("NIO Connection Exception  " + e);
             s_logger.info("Attempted to connect to the server, but received an unexpected exception, trying again...");
         }
         while (!_connection.isStartup()) {
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ public class Agent implements HandlerFactory, IAgentControl {
             try {
                 _connection.start();
             } catch (final NioConnectionException e) {
+                s_logger.warn("NIO Connection Exception  " + e);
                 s_logger.info("Attempted to connect to the server, but received an unexpected exception, trying again...");
             }
         }
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ public class Agent implements HandlerFactory, IAgentControl {
             try {
                 _connection.start();
             } catch (final NioConnectionException e) {
+                s_logger.warn("NIO Connection Exception  " + e);
                 s_logger.info("Attempted to connect to the server, but received an unexpected exception, trying again...");
             }
             _shell.getBackoffAlgorithm().waitBeforeRetry();