diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/SmartCompositeMessageConverter.java b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/SmartCompositeMessageConverter.java
index 7e49c9bf5..32524a8f7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/SmartCompositeMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/SmartCompositeMessageConverter.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.function.context.config;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageHeaders;
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 public class SmartCompositeMessageConverter extends CompositeMessageConverter {
 
+	private Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());
+
 	public SmartCompositeMessageConverter(Collection<MessageConverter> converters) {
 		super(converters);
 	}
@@ -55,7 +60,9 @@ public class SmartCompositeMessageConverter extends CompositeMessageConverter {
 				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception e) {
-				// ignore
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Failure during type conversion by " + converter + ". Will try the next converter.", e);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return null;