diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/BasicLogger.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/BasicLogger.java
index 9a245d389..a4b89efb9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/BasicLogger.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/BasicLogger.java
@@ -113,13 +113,12 @@ public class BasicLogger
         {
             sb.append( message );
         }
+        System.out.println( sb );
 
         if( null != throwable )
         {
             final String stackTrace = ExceptionUtil.printStackTrace( throwable, 8, true, true );
-            sb.append( stackTrace );
+            System.out.println( stackTrace );
         }
-
-        System.out.println( sb.toString() );
     }
 }