diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanDependencyFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanDependencyFilter.java
index a39c3e4..8fdc7fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanDependencyFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanDependencyFilter.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class BanDependencyFilter implements DependencyFilter {
             // plugin resolution downloads banned dependencies unless we fail now; not later
             throw new BannedDependencyException(node, parents);
         } else {
+            this.logger.warn("Banned dependency: " + depArtifact + " => " + parents);
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
index 8b30524..f7d1128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public class BanExtension extends AbstractMavenLifecycleParticipant {
         BanDependencyFilter depFilter = new BanDependencyFilter(
                 config.getIncludeArtifacts(),
                 config.getExcludeArtifacts());
-        depFilter.setFailFast(true);
+        //depFilter.setFailFast(true);
+        boolean fail = false;
 
         MavenProject project = session.getCurrentProject();
         
@@ -99,14 +100,11 @@ public class BanExtension extends AbstractMavenLifecycleParticipant {
                 this.logger.debug("Evaluating plugin dependencies: {}", plugin);
                 
                 Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(plugin.getId());
-                try {
-                    DependencyNode depNodeRoot = this.pluginDepResolver.resolve(plugin, artifact, depFilter, project.getRemotePluginRepositories(), session.getRepositorySession());
-                    List<Dependency> bannedDependencies = this.crawlDependencyTree(depNodeRoot, depFilter);
-                    if (!bannedDependencies.isEmpty())
-                        throw new MavenExecutionException("Banned dependencies were detected in plugin '" + plugin + "': " + bannedDependencies, project.getFile());
-                } catch (BannedDependencyException bde) {
-                    throw new BannedPluginException(plugin, bde);
-                }
+                DependencyNode depNodeRoot = this.pluginDepResolver.resolve(plugin, artifact, depFilter, project.getRemotePluginRepositories(), session.getRepositorySession());
+                List<Dependency> bannedDependencies = this.crawlDependencyTree(depNodeRoot, depFilter);
+                if (!bannedDependencies.isEmpty())
+                    fail = true;
+                    //throw new MavenExecutionException("Banned dependencies were detected in plugin '" + plugin.getKey() + "': " + bannedDependencies, project.getFile());
             }
         } catch (BannedArtifactException bae) {
             throw new MavenExecutionException(bae.getMessage(), bae);
@@ -114,19 +112,24 @@ public class BanExtension extends AbstractMavenLifecycleParticipant {
             throw new MavenExecutionException(pre.getMessage(), pre);
         }
 
-        depFilter.setFailFast(false);
+        //depFilter.setFailFast(false);
 
         DefaultDependencyResolutionRequest request = new DefaultDependencyResolutionRequest(project, session.getRepositorySession());
         request.setResolutionFilter(depFilter);
         
         try {
+            // TODO somehow get the chain
             DependencyResolutionResult result = this.projDepResolver.resolve(request);
             List<Dependency> bannedDependencies = result.getDependencies();
             if (!bannedDependencies.isEmpty())
-                throw new MavenExecutionException("Banned dependencies were detected: " + bannedDependencies, project.getFile());
+                fail = true;
+                //throw new MavenExecutionException("Banned dependencies were detected: " + bannedDependencies, project.getFile());
         } catch (DependencyResolutionException dre) {
             throw new MavenExecutionException(dre.getMessage(), dre);
         }
+
+        if (fail)
+            throw new MavenExecutionException("Banned dependencies were detected; see warnings: ", project.getFile());
     }
     
     private BanConfiguration getConfiguration(MavenSession session) throws MavenExecutionException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BannedArtifactException.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BannedArtifactException.java
index 15b1af4..ae3cf44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BannedArtifactException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BannedArtifactException.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class BannedArtifactException extends RuntimeException {
 
     private static String buildMessage(Artifact descendant, Iterable<Artifact> ancestors) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append("Banned artifact: ").append(descendant);
+        sb.append(descendant);
         if (ancestors != null) {
             for (Artifact ancestor : ancestors) {
                 sb.append(" from ");