diff --git a/src/sugar/activity/activity.py b/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
index dea36a06..c91a023c 100644
--- a/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
+++ b/src/sugar/activity/activity.py
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class Activity(Window, gtk.Container):
         if self._closing:
             self._show_keep_failed_dialog()
             self._closing = False
-        logging.debug('Error saving activity object to datastore: %s', err)
+        raise RuntimeError('Error saving activity object to datastore: %s', err)
 
     def _cleanup_jobject(self):
         if self._jobject:
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class Activity(Window, gtk.Container):
             try:
                 self.save()
             except:
-                logging.info(traceback.format_exc())
+                logging.exception('Error saving activity object to datastore')
                 self._show_keep_failed_dialog()
                 return False