diff --git a/src/update/updater.py b/src/update/updater.py
index d5635738..0336209e 100644
--- a/src/update/updater.py
+++ b/src/update/updater.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import application
 import update
 import platform
 from wxUpdater import *
-
+import logging
+import output
+logger = logging.getLogger("updater")
 def do_update():
-#	try:
-	return update.perform_update(endpoint=application.update_url, current_version=application.version, app_name=application.name, update_available_callback=available_update_dialog, progress_callback=progress_callback, update_complete_callback=update_finished)
-#	except:
-#		pass
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+    try:
+        return update.perform_update(endpoint=application.update_url, current_version=application.version, app_name=application.name, update_available_callback=available_update_dialog, progress_callback=progress_callback, update_complete_callback=update_finished)
+    except:
+        logger.exception("Update failed.")
+        output.speak("An exception occurred while attempting to update " + application.name + ". If this message persists, contact the " + application.name + " developers. More information about the exception has been written to the error log.",True)
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