diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManager.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManager.java
index 64d0db639e2d..2df72babd5a9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManager.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/PluginManager.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class PluginManager extends PluginManagerCore {
     }
 
     if (pluginId != null && !CORE_PLUGIN_ID.equals(pluginId.getIdString())) {
-      throw new StartupAbortedException(new PluginException(t, pluginId));
+      throw new StartupAbortedException("Fatal error initializing plugin " + pluginId.getIdString(), new PluginException(t, pluginId));
     }
     else {
       throw new StartupAbortedException("Fatal error initializing '" + componentClassName + "'", t);