diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index c4f44d7cde374190c975f924dd57def52d30cf67..2b657f92f229e5026072dc8a0712b13190284af8 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ public:
         try {
             result = QApplication::notify(receiver, event);
         }
+        catch (const std::exception & ex) {
+            const std::string message =
+                    std::string("Caught exception: ") + std::string(ex.what());
+            qDebug(message.c_str());
+            if (arguments().contains("--debug"))
+                abort();
+        }
         catch (...) {
             qDebug() << "Exception caught in QApplication::notify!!!";
             if (arguments().contains("--debug"))
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     inline void initialize() {
         const QStringList arguments = QCoreApplication::instance()->arguments();
+        qDebug() << "Arguments: " << arguments;
         bool mustShowHelpAndExit = false;
         bool mustShowVersionAndExit = false;
         for (int i=1; i<arguments.size(); i++) {
@@ -135,7 +143,7 @@ public:
                 installTranslator(tr);
             }
         }
-
+        qDebug() << "Loaded translator files";
         setProperty("sharePath", sharePath);
 
         QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@ public:
         manager->setPluginPath(PLUGINS_PATH);
         manager->setSharePath(sharePath);
         QString error;
-
+        qDebug() << "Initialized plugin manager";
     #ifdef CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE
         const QString defaultTemplate = CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE;
     #else
@@ -157,6 +165,7 @@ public:
                 templ = arg.mid(1, arg.length()-2);
             }
         }
+        qDebug() << "Loading plugins by template: " << templ;
         error = manager->loadPluginsByTemplate(templ);
         if (!gui && manager->isGuiRequired()) {
             if (splashScreen_)
@@ -165,9 +174,9 @@ public:
             exit(1);
         }
 
-        qInstallMsgHandler(manager->isGuiRequired()
-                           ? GuiMessageOutput
-                           : ConsoleMessageOutput);
+//        qInstallMsgHandler(manager->isGuiRequired()
+//                           ? GuiMessageOutput
+//                           : ConsoleMessageOutput);
 
         if (!error.isEmpty()) {
             if (splashScreen_)
@@ -176,6 +185,8 @@ public:
             exit(1);
         }
 
+        qDebug() << "Done loading all plugins by template";
+
         if (mustShowHelpAndExit) {
             if (splashScreen_)
                 splashScreen_->finish(0);
@@ -194,8 +205,8 @@ public:
             fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", qPrintable(applicationVersion()));
             exit(0);
             return;
-        }
-
+        }        
+        qDebug() << "Begin plugins initialization";
         error = manager->initializePlugins();
         if (!error.isEmpty()) {
             if (splashScreen_)
@@ -206,6 +217,7 @@ public:
         }
         // GUI requirement may be changed as result of plugins initialization,
         // so check it again
+        qDebug() << "Plugins initialization done";
         if (!gui && manager->isGuiRequired()) {
             showErrorMessage("Requires X11 session to run this configuration");
             exit(property("returnCode").isValid()
@@ -213,6 +225,7 @@ public:
         }
         if (splashScreen_)
             splashScreen_->finish(0);
+        qDebug() << "Starting entry point plugin";
         error = manager->start();
         if (!error.isEmpty()) {
             if (splashScreen_)
@@ -230,7 +243,9 @@ public:
         if (!started_) {
             started_ = true;
             killTimer(timerId_);
+            qDebug() << "Begin initialization";
             initialize();
+            qDebug() << "Initialization done";
         }
         event->accept();
     }
@@ -255,6 +270,7 @@ private:
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 { 
+    qInstallMsgHandler(GuiMessageOutput);
     QString gitHash = QString::fromAscii(GIT_HASH);
     QString gitTag = QString::fromAscii(GIT_TAG);
     QString gitBranch = QString::fromAscii(GIT_BRANCH);
@@ -329,7 +345,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         app->setSplashScreen(splashScreen);
     }
 #endif
-    int ret = app->main();
+    int ret = 0;
+    try {
+        ret = app->main();
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception & ex) {
+        const std::string message =
+                std::string("Caught exception: ") + std::string(ex.what());
+        qFatal(message.c_str());
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        qFatal("Caught an exception");
+    }
+
     ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::destroy();
     delete app;
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index fcab61604d8e7e2a1d2065b849878a39de6ba69e..0db6c44a69dbc33a12b58c277f9563fe625a0bbc 100644
--- a/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ QString PluginManager::loadPluginsByTemplate(const QString &templ)
     QString error = "";
     error = pImpl_->parsePluginsRequest(templ, requests, names);
     if (!error.isEmpty())
-        return error;
+        return error;    
     //QScriptEngine engine;
     //engine.evaluate("var data = null;\n");
     //error = d->loadSpecs(names, &engine);
+    qDebug() << "Loading plugin spec files for: " << names;
     error = pImpl_->loadSpecs(names);
     if (!error.isEmpty())
         return error;
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ QString PluginManager::loadPluginsByTemplate(const QString &templ)
     // orderedList will contain names in order of load and initialization
     QStringList orderedList;
     // make dependencies for entry point plugin first
-    error = pImpl_->makeDependencies(pImpl_->mainPluginName,orderedList);
+    qDebug() << "Reordering plugin load order and building dependencies...";
+    error = pImpl_->makeDependencies(pImpl_->mainPluginName,orderedList);    
     if (!error.isEmpty())
         return error;
     // make dependencies for other requests
@@ -167,9 +169,12 @@ QString PluginManager::loadPluginsByTemplate(const QString &templ)
     error = pImpl_->reorderSpecsAndCreateStates(orderedList);
     if (!error.isEmpty())
         return error;
+    qDebug() << "New plugin load ordered list: " << orderedList;
+    qDebug() << "Begin loading plugins";
     error = pImpl_->loadPlugins();
     if (!error.isEmpty())
         return error;
+    qDebug() << "Done loading plugins";
     pImpl_->requests = requests;
     return "";
 }
@@ -360,12 +365,15 @@ QString PluginManager::initializePlugins()
             error += tr("Run with --help for more details.\n");
             return error;
         }
+        qDebug() << "Begin initialization of plugin " <<
+                    pImpl_->specs[i].name << " with parameters " << arguments;
         QString error = pImpl_->objects[i]->initialize(arguments, runtimeParameters);
         if (!error.isEmpty()) {
             return QString("Error initializing %1: %2")
                     .arg(name)
                     .arg(error);
         }
+        qDebug() << "Plugin initialization done";
         pImpl_->states[i] = KPlugin::Initialized;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_impl.cpp b/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_impl.cpp
index 89d7fcdb8fcaa0068984a5e4d3a2f39acd52a8fb..66a6cacdd28700a1c8fda9183cf1f2aea4bf373c 100644
--- a/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_impl.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ QString PluginManagerImpl::loadPlugins()
 {
     for (int i=0; i<specs.size(); i++) {
         QPluginLoader loader(specs[i].libraryFileName);
+        qDebug() << "Loading " << specs[i].libraryFileName << "...";
         //        qDebug()<<specs[i].libraryFileName;
         if (!loader.load()) {
             return QString("Can't load module %1: %2")
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ QString PluginManagerImpl::loadPlugins()
         states[i] = KPlugin::Loaded;
         settings[i] = SettingsPtr(new Settings(specs[i].name));
         plugin->updateSettings(QStringList());
+        qDebug() << "Loading done";
     }
     return "";
 }