diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java
index d26a092f16a20..53c0bef055519 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/SMSDispatcher.java
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ public abstract class SMSDispatcher extends Handler {
                     notifyAndAcknowledgeLastIncomingSms(handled, result, null);
                 }
             } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Exception dispatching message", ex);
                 notifyAndAcknowledgeLastIncomingSms(false, Intents.RESULT_SMS_GENERIC_ERROR, null);
             }
 
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
index 7baf7705ede94..d895cd44956a7 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ final class CdmaSMSDispatcher extends SMSDispatcher {
 
         // If sms is null, means there was a parsing error.
         if (smsb == null) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "dispatchMessage: message is null");
             return Intents.RESULT_SMS_GENERIC_ERROR;
         }