diff --git a/source/net/filebot/Logging.java b/source/net/filebot/Logging.java
index afbcd983..f58f5fd0 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/Logging.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/Logging.java
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ public final class Logging {
 		return () -> String.format(format, args);
 	}
 
+	public static Supplier<String> trace(Throwable t) {
+		return () -> {
+			StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
+			s.append(t.getClass().getSimpleName()).append(": ");
+			s.append(t.getMessage());
+
+			StackTraceElement[] trace = StackTraceUtils.sanitizeRootCause(t).getStackTrace();
+			if (trace != null && trace.length > 0) {
+				s.append(" at ").append(trace[0]);
+			}
+			return s.toString();
+		};
+	}
+
 	public static class ConsoleHandler extends Handler {
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
index 94edd7a9..69ed16c2 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.script.Bindings;
 import javax.script.SimpleBindings;
 
-import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.StackTraceUtils;
 import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.DefaultTypeTransformation;
 
 import com.sun.jna.Platform;
@@ -137,10 +136,18 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 	}
 
 	public void printException(Throwable t, boolean severe) {
+		Level level = severe ? Level.SEVERE : Level.WARNING;
+
+		// print full stacktrace in debug mode
+		if (debug.isLoggable(level)) {
+			debug.log(level, t, t::getMessage);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (severe) {
-			log.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("%s: %s", t.getClass().getSimpleName(), t.getMessage()), StackTraceUtils.deepSanitize(t));
+			log.log(level, trace(t));
 		} else {
-			log.log(Level.WARNING, String.format("%s: %s", t.getClass().getSimpleName(), t.getMessage()));
+			log.log(level, t, t::getMessage);
 		}
 	}