diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3dc99275ebe1..db446fb8a631e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## v0.1.7 [unreleased]
 
 ### Features
+- [#133](https://github.com/influxdb/telegraf/pull/133): Add plugin.Gather error logging. Thanks @nickscript0!
 
 ### Bigfixes
 - [#129](https://github.com/influxdb/telegraf/issues/129): Latest pkg url fix.
diff --git a/agent.go b/agent.go
index 1c90bf1a4fde4..b35fae39083f8 100644
--- a/agent.go
+++ b/agent.go
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ func (a *Agent) crankParallel() error {
 			acc.Prefix = plugin.name + "_"
 			acc.Config = plugin.config
 
-			plugin.plugin.Gather(&acc)
+			err := plugin.plugin.Gather(&acc)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Error in plugin [%s]: %s", plugin.name, err)
+			}
 
 			points <- &acc
 		}(plugin)
@@ -333,7 +336,10 @@ func (a *Agent) Run(shutdown chan struct{}) error {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func(plugin *runningPlugin) {
 				defer wg.Done()
-				a.crankSeparate(shutdown, plugin)
+				err := a.crankSeparate(shutdown, plugin)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("Error in plugin [%s]: %s", plugin.name, err)
+				}
 			}(plugin)
 		}
 	}