diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py b/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
index b088877e8e..7ea3ae2806 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/inventory_import.py
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ class AnsibleInventoryLoader(object):
             raise RuntimeError('%s failed (rc=%d) with stdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s' % (
                 self.method, proc.returncode, stdout, stderr))
 
+        for line in stderr.splitlines():
+            logger.error(line)
         try:
             data = json.loads(stdout)
             if not isinstance(data, dict):