diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index b52fc4ab9..573ae6948 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ namespace kiwix {
       }
       
       delete reader;
-    } catch (...) {
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+      std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
       return false;
     }