diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/browser/connectionDialogService.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/browser/connectionDialogService.ts
index 540477a66e..e2019c7c7a 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/browser/connectionDialogService.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/browser/connectionDialogService.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { CmsConnectionController } from 'sql/workbench/services/connection/brows
 import { entries } from 'sql/base/common/collections';
 import { find } from 'vs/base/common/arrays';
 import { onUnexpectedError } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
+import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 
 export interface IConnectionValidateResult {
 	isValid: boolean;
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ export class ConnectionDialogService implements IConnectionDialogService {
 		@IErrorMessageService private _errorMessageService: IErrorMessageService,
 		@IConfigurationService private _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IClipboardService private _clipboardService: IClipboardService,
-		@ICommandService private _commandService: ICommandService
+		@ICommandService private _commandService: ICommandService,
+		@ILogService private _logService: ILogService
 	) {
 		this.initializeConnectionProviders();
 	}
@@ -468,6 +470,8 @@ export class ConnectionDialogService implements IConnectionDialogService {
 		const helpLink = 'https://aka.ms/sqlopskerberos';
 		let actions: IAction[] = [];
 		if (!platform.isWindows && types.isString(message) && message.toLowerCase().indexOf('kerberos') > -1 && message.toLowerCase().indexOf('kinit') > -1) {
+			// Log the original error to console for debugging
+			this._logService.error(`Kerberos connection failure. Message : ${message} Message Details : ${messageDetails}`);
 			message = [
 				localize('kerberosErrorStart', "Connection failed due to Kerberos error."),
 				localize('kerberosHelpLink', "Help configuring Kerberos is available at {0}", helpLink),
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/test/browser/connectionDialogService.test.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/test/browser/connectionDialogService.test.ts
index d67b7063c5..2b8f188843 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/test/browser/connectionDialogService.test.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/connection/test/browser/connectionDialogService.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { TestErrorMessageService } from 'sql/platform/errorMessage/test/common/t
 import * as TypeMoq from 'typemoq';
 import { TestStorageService } from 'vs/workbench/test/workbenchTestServices';
 import { MockContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/test/common/mockKeybindingService';
+import { NullLogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 
 suite('ConnectionDialogService tests', () => {
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ suite('ConnectionDialogService tests', () => {
 	setup(() => {
 		let errorMessageService = getMockErrorMessageService();
 		connectionDialogService = new ConnectionDialogService(undefined, undefined, errorMessageService.object,
-			undefined, undefined, undefined);
+			undefined, undefined, undefined, new NullLogService());
 		mockConnectionManagementService = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType(ConnectionManagementService, TypeMoq.MockBehavior.Strict, {}, {}, new TestStorageService());
 		(connectionDialogService as any)._connectionManagementService = mockConnectionManagementService.object;
 		mockConnectionDialog = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType(ConnectionDialogWidget, TypeMoq.MockBehavior.Strict,