diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
index b1272bf8..d44e1c2f 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/transports/ws.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ where
             // Handle ws messages
             resp = self.ws.next() => match resp {
                 Some(Ok(resp)) => self.handle(resp).await?,
-                Some(Err(_)) => {
+                Some(Err(err)) => {
+                    tracing::error!(?err);
                     return Err(ClientError::UnexpectedClose);
                 }
                 None => {