diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Stdio/Host.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Stdio/Host.cs
index 4cc441794f..97cb8d057e 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Stdio/Host.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Stdio/Host.cs
@@ -232,9 +232,11 @@ private async Task HandleRequest(string json, ILogger logger)
             }
             finally
             {
-                if (logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+                // response gets logged when Debug or more detailed log level is enabled
+                // or when we have unsuccessful response (exception)
+                if (logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug) || !response.Success)
                 {
-                    LogResponse(response.ToString(), logger);
+                    LogResponse(response.ToString(), logger, response.Success);
                 }
 
                 // actually write it
@@ -257,14 +259,22 @@ void LogRequest(string json, ILogger logger)
             }
         }
 
-        void LogResponse(string json, ILogger logger)
+        void LogResponse(string json, ILogger logger, bool isSuccess)
         {
             var builder = _cachedStringBuilder.Acquire();
             try
             {
                 builder.AppendLine("************  Response ************ ");
                 builder.Append(JToken.Parse(json).ToString(Formatting.Indented));
-                logger.LogDebug(builder.ToString());
+
+                if (isSuccess)
+                {
+                    logger.LogDebug(builder.ToString());
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    logger.LogError(builder.ToString());
+                }
             }
             finally
             {