diff --git a/installsystems/printer.py b/installsystems/printer.py
index 0ea6b5b6284d21963a6c06d21c7aaa1266dff09d..885c80ea2eb97892aef26469edb9bd177bb19220 100644
--- a/installsystems/printer.py
+++ b/installsystems/printer.py
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ def error(message=None, exception=None, quit=True, fd=sys.stderr, endl=os.linese
     # print traceback in debug mode
     if installsystems.verbosity > 1 and isinstance(exception, ISException):
         exception.print_tb(fd)
+    elif installsystems.verbosity > 1:
+        out("#l##B#", fd=fd, endl="")
+        traceback.print_exc(file=fd)
+        out("#R#", fd=fd, endl="")
     if quit:
         exit(42)