diff --git a/lib/private/backgroundjob/job.php b/lib/private/backgroundjob/job.php
index 677b37e929..4c4da94d4f 100644
--- a/lib/private/backgroundjob/job.php
+++ b/lib/private/backgroundjob/job.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class Job implements IJob {
 			$this->run($this->argument);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			if ($logger) {
-				$logger->error('Error while running background job: ' . $e->getMessage());
+				$logger->error('Error while running background job (class: ' . get_class($this) . ', arguments: ' . print_r($this->argument, true) . '): ' . $e->getMessage());
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/lib/backgroundjob/job.php b/tests/lib/backgroundjob/job.php
index 912e0e13b5..f2a5ff894f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/backgroundjob/job.php
+++ b/tests/lib/backgroundjob/job.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Job extends \Test\TestCase {
 			->getMock();
 		$logger->expects($this->once())
 			->method('error')
-			->with('Error while running background job: ');
+			->with('Error while running background job (class: Test\BackgroundJob\TestJob, arguments: ): ');
 
 		$this->assertCount(1, $jobList->getAll());
 		$job->execute($jobList, $logger);