diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
index 709b3ea1b..7755ca1d7 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/DependencyCheckMojo.java
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ public class DependencyCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements MavenMultiPageR
         try {
             r.generateReports(outputDirectory.getCanonicalPath(), format);
         } catch (IOException ex) {
-            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Unexpected exception occured during analysis; please see the verbose error log for more details.");
+            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, null, ex);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Unexpected exception occured during analysis; please see the verbose error log for more details.");
+            Logger.getLogger(DependencyCheckMojo.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, null, ex);
         }
     }