diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java
index 7ddf803303..a713a3f506 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/AbstractServerConfigurationBean.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent;
+import org.springframework.extensions.config.element.GenericConfigElement;
 
 /**
  * Alfresco File Server Configuration Bean Class
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServerConfigurationBean extends ServerConfiguratio
       DebugConfigSection debugConfig = new DebugConfigSection( this);
       try
       {
-          debugConfig.setDebug("org.alfresco.filesys.debug.FileServerDebugInterface", null);
+          debugConfig.setDebug("org.alfresco.filesys.debug.FileServerDebugInterface", new GenericConfigElement( "params"));
       }
       catch ( InvalidConfigurationException ex)
       {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/debug/FileServerDebugInterface.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/debug/FileServerDebugInterface.java
index 5134f8a728..7bef389893 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/debug/FileServerDebugInterface.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/debug/FileServerDebugInterface.java
@@ -77,6 +77,40 @@ public class FileServerDebugInterface extends DebugInterfaceBase {
     }
   }
 
+	/**
+	 * Output an exception
+	 * 
+	 * @param ex Throwable
+	 * @param level int
+	 */
+	public void debugPrintln( Throwable ex, int level) {
+		
+		// Check if the logging level is enabled
+		  
+		if ( level <= getLogLevel()) {
+
+			// Output the exception
+			
+			switch ( level) {
+				case Debug.Debug:
+				  logger.debug( ex, ex);
+				  break;
+				case Debug.Info:
+				  logger.info( ex, ex);
+				  break;
+				case Debug.Warn:
+				  logger.warn( ex, ex);
+				  break;
+				case Debug.Fatal:
+				  logger.fatal( ex, ex);
+				  break;
+				case Debug.Error:
+				  logger.error( ex, ex);
+				  break;
+			  }
+		}
+	}
+	
   /**
    * Output to the logger at the appropriate log level
    *