diff --git a/salt/serializers/yaml.py b/salt/serializers/yaml.py
index debbd39caf..7636d7dfa1 100644
--- a/salt/serializers/yaml.py
+++ b/salt/serializers/yaml.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import datetime
+import logging
 
 import yaml
 from yaml.constructor import ConstructorError
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ from salt.utils.odict import OrderedDict
 
 __all__ = ['deserialize', 'serialize', 'available']
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 available = True
 
 # prefer C bindings over python when available
@@ -46,14 +49,17 @@ def deserialize(stream_or_string, **options):
     try:
         return yaml.load(stream_or_string, **options)
     except ScannerError as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         err_type = ERROR_MAP.get(error.problem, 'Unknown yaml render error')
         line_num = error.problem_mark.line + 1
         raise DeserializationError(err_type,
                                    line_num,
                                    error.problem_mark.buffer)
     except ConstructorError as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         raise DeserializationError(error)
     except Exception as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         raise DeserializationError(error)
 
 
@@ -74,6 +80,7 @@ def serialize(obj, **options):
             return response[:-1]
         return response
     except Exception as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while serializing')
         raise SerializationError(error)
 
 
diff --git a/salt/serializers/yamlex.py b/salt/serializers/yamlex.py
index 0a648bb7e3..ac8a21d595 100644
--- a/salt/serializers/yamlex.py
+++ b/salt/serializers/yamlex.py
@@ -150,14 +150,17 @@ def deserialize(stream_or_string, **options):
     try:
         return yaml.load(stream_or_string, **options)
     except ScannerError as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         err_type = ERROR_MAP.get(error.problem, 'Unknown yaml render error')
         line_num = error.problem_mark.line + 1
         raise DeserializationError(err_type,
                                    line_num,
                                    error.problem_mark.buffer)
     except ConstructorError as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         raise DeserializationError(error)
     except Exception as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while deserializing')
         raise DeserializationError(error)
 
 
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ def serialize(obj, **options):
             return response[:-1]
         return response
     except Exception as error:
+        log.exception('Error encountered while serializing')
         raise SerializationError(error)