diff --git a/include/class.mailer.php b/include/class.mailer.php
index a752d4043f062c83b9388a09a1f12824bd74dd57..799bcd4cf34966efab3066be287512faab49cb97 100644
--- a/include/class.mailer.php
+++ b/include/class.mailer.php
@@ -523,8 +523,14 @@ class Mailer {
         $mail = mail::factory('mail');
         // Ensure the To: header is properly encoded.
         $to = $headers['To'];
-        return PEAR::isError($mail->send($to, $headers, $body))?false:$messageId;
-
+        $result = $mail->send($to, $headers, $body);
+        if(!PEAR::isError($result))
+            return $messageId;
+
+        $alert=sprintf(__("Unable to email via php mail function:%1\$s\n\n%2\$s\n"),
+                $to, $result->getMessage());
+        $this->logError($alert);
+        return false;
     }
 
     function logError($error) {