Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java
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diff -u -r90cc91c53b04121fbe222b3ba847c6c1348129d8 -r9b3699a2892fabba08ad7046ad12bc172f5ff07d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java	(.../LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java)	(revision 90cc91c53b04121fbe222b3ba847c6c1348129d8)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java	(.../LearningDesignRepositoryServlet.java)	(revision 9b3699a2892fabba08ad7046ad12bc172f5ff07d)
@@ -324,17 +324,25 @@
 			out.print(contentTree);
 
 		} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-			log.error("mode is not an integer");
+			log.error("mode is not an integer", nfe);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "mode is not an integer");
 		} catch (AuthenticationException e) {
+			log.error("can not authenticate", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "can not authenticate");
 		} catch (UserInfoFetchException e) {
+			log.error("can not retreive user information", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "can not retreive user information");
 		} catch (UserAccessDeniedException e) {
+			log.error("user access denied", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "user access denied");
 		} catch (RepositoryCheckedException e) {
+			log.error("repository checked", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "repository checked");
+		} catch (Exception e){
+			log.error("Problem with LearningDesignRepositoryServlet request", e);
+			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Problem with LearningDesignRepositoryServlet request");
 		}
+		
 	}
 
 	/**
Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java
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diff -u -r96bd3cffa81c9a6e5d97e90d938e3ca24941119e -r9b3699a2892fabba08ad7046ad12bc172f5ff07d
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java	(.../LessonManagerServlet.java)	(revision 96bd3cffa81c9a6e5d97e90d938e3ca24941119e)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java	(.../LessonManagerServlet.java)	(revision 9b3699a2892fabba08ad7046ad12bc172f5ff07d)
@@ -157,18 +157,19 @@
 			out.write(writer.toString());			
 			
 		} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-			log.error("lsId or ldId is not an integer" + lsIdStr + ldIdStr);
+			log.error("lsId or ldId is not an integer" + lsIdStr + ldIdStr, nfe);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "lsId or ldId is not an integer");
 		} catch (TransformerConfigurationException e) {
-			log.error("Can not convert XML document to string");
+			log.error("Can not convert XML document to string", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 		} catch (TransformerException e) {
-			log.error("Can not convert XML document to string");
-			response.sendError(response.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+			log.error("Can not convert XML document to string", e);
+			response.sendError(response.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR );
 		} catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
-			log.error("Can not build XML document");
+			log.error("Can not build XML document", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			log.error("Problem loading learning manager servlet request", e);
 			response.sendError(response.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 		}