diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/security/SecurityManager.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/security/SecurityManager.cpp
index 9852e875743..aa66847770d 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/security/SecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/security/SecurityManager.cpp
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ bool SecurityManager::init(
         ParticipantSecurityAttributes& attributes,
         const PropertyPolicy& participant_properties)
 {
+    SecurityException exception;
     try
     {
-        SecurityException exception;
         domain_id_ = participant_->get_domain_id();
         auto part_attributes = participant_->get_attributes();
         const PropertyPolicy log_properties = PropertyPolicyHelper::get_properties_with_prefix(
@@ -396,6 +396,13 @@ bool SecurityManager::init(
     {
         if (!e)
         {
+            // Unexpected code path. Let's log any errors
+            logError(SECURITY, "Error while configuring security plugin.")
+            if (0 != strlen(exception.what()))
+            {
+                logError(SECURITY, exception.what())
+            }
+
             cancel_init();
             return false;
         }