diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/indexer/StandaloneIndexerTask.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/indexer/StandaloneIndexerTask.java
index d815821918b..b8bb9082a5c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/indexer/StandaloneIndexerTask.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/indexer/StandaloneIndexerTask.java
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ public abstract class StandaloneIndexerTask extends AbstractIndexerTask {
 	protected void logError(IStatus s) {
 		getLogService().traceLog(s.getMessage());
 	}
+	
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask#logException(java.lang.Throwable)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected void logException(Throwable e) {
+		getLogService().traceLog(e.getMessage());
+	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/AbstractIndexerTask.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/AbstractIndexerTask.java
index ed658c758fa..e37ae3b79bd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/AbstractIndexerTask.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/AbstractIndexerTask.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractIndexerTask extends PDOMWriter {
 				fIndex.flush();
 			}
 		} catch (CoreException e) {
-			CCorePlugin.log(e);
+			logException(e);
 		} finally {
 			fIndex.releaseReadLock();
 		}
@@ -804,6 +804,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractIndexerTask extends PDOMWriter {
 	protected void logError(IStatus s) {
 		CCorePlugin.log(s);
 	}
+	
+	protected void logException(Throwable e) {
+		CCorePlugin.log(e);
+	}
 
 	private static int computeHashCode(IScannerInfo scannerInfo) {
 		int result= 0;