diff --git a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AbstractInstallStrategy.kt b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AbstractInstallStrategy.kt
index 99fb8fce..4f7e9c15 100644
--- a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AbstractInstallStrategy.kt
+++ b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AbstractInstallStrategy.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ abstract class AbstractInstallStrategy : ComponentMetadataRule {
                 logger.info {
                     "$sentryModuleId was successfully installed with version: $sentryVersion"
                 }
+                logger.info("$sentryModuleId was installed because of this culprit:", autoInstallState.throwable)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstall.kt b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstall.kt
index 4412691c..7d39e0dd 100644
--- a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstall.kt
+++ b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstall.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ fun Project.installDependencies(extension: SentryPluginExtension, isAndroid: Boo
                         extension
                     )
                     this.enabled = true
+                    this.throwable = Throwable()
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstallState.kt b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstallState.kt
index d50ebe81..22c687ac 100644
--- a/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstallState.kt
+++ b/plugin-build/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/autoinstall/AutoInstallState.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class AutoInstallState private constructor() {
     @set:Synchronized
     var enabled: Boolean = false
 
+    @get:Synchronized
+    @set:Synchronized
+    var throwable: Throwable? = null
+
     override fun toString(): String {
         return "AutoInstallState(sentryVersion='$sentryVersion', enabled=$enabled)"
     }
diff --git a/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/integration/SentryPluginConfigurationCacheTest.kt b/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/integration/SentryPluginConfigurationCacheTest.kt
index bb2e5244..cf43bae7 100644
--- a/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/integration/SentryPluginConfigurationCacheTest.kt
+++ b/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/integration/SentryPluginConfigurationCacheTest.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class SentryPluginConfigurationCacheTest :
         )
         runner.appendArguments(":app:assembleDebug")
             .appendArguments("--configuration-cache")
+            .appendArguments("--info")
 
         val output = runner.build().output
         val deps = verifyDependenciesReportAndroid(testProjectDir.root)