3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index e6ceb235f..68484a370 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
                         "Full log"
                     ],
                     "default": "off",
-                    "description": "Trace requests to the rust-analyzer"
+                    "description": "Trace requests to the rust-analyzer (this is usually overly verbose and not recommended for regular users)"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.trace.extension": {
                     "description": "Enable logging of VS Code extensions itself",
diff --git a/editors/code/src/main.ts b/editors/code/src/main.ts
index 7bae8bb33..12b4d0510 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/main.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/main.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     const config = new Config(context);
     const state = new PersistentState(context.globalState);
     const serverPath = await bootstrap(config, state).catch(err => {
-        let message = "Failed to bootstrap rust-analyzer.";
+        let message = "bootstrap error. ";
+
         if (err.code === "EBUSY" || err.code === "ETXTBSY") {
-            message += " Other vscode windows might be using rust-analyzer, " +
-                "you should close them and reload this window to retry.";
+            message += "Other vscode windows might be using rust-analyzer, ";
+            message += "you should close them and reload this window to retry. ";
         }
-        message += " Open \"Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console\" to see the logs";
+
+        message += 'Open "Help > Toggle Developer Tools > Console" to see the logs ';
+        message += '(enable verbose logs with "rust-analyzer.trace.extension")';
+
         log.error("Bootstrap error", err);
         throw new Error(message);
     });
diff --git a/editors/code/src/util.ts b/editors/code/src/util.ts
index fe3fb71cd..fec4c3295 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/util.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/util.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const log = new class {
     }
 
     error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void {
-        if (!log.enabled) return;
         debugger;
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.error(message, ...optionalParams);