diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexBuilder.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexBuilder.java
index c5f8633e1..1dd1d913e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexBuilder.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexBuilder.java
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public class IndexBuilder extends Thread {
                     try{
                         indexer.removeFromIndex(deleteMe);                    
                     }catch(Exception ex){ 
+                    	log.debug(ex.getMessage());
                         log.debug("could not remove individual " + deleteMe 
                                 + " from index, usually this is harmless",ex);
                     }