diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 511f389955..0b8299c94e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5161,6 +5161,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fuzzy",
  "gpui",
  "language",
+ "log",
  "num-format",
  "picker",
  "project",
diff --git a/crates/extensions_ui/Cargo.toml b/crates/extensions_ui/Cargo.toml
index bc68c98ebc..c31483d763 100644
--- a/crates/extensions_ui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/extensions_ui/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ fs.workspace = true
 fuzzy.workspace = true
 gpui.workspace = true
 language.workspace = true
+log.workspace = true
 num-format.workspace = true
 picker.workspace = true
 project.workspace = true
@@ -37,9 +38,9 @@ theme.workspace = true
 ui.workspace = true
 util.workspace = true
 vim_mode_setting.workspace = true
+workspace-hack.workspace = true
 workspace.workspace = true
 zed_actions.workspace = true
-workspace-hack.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 editor = { workspace = true, features = ["test-support"] }
diff --git a/crates/extensions_ui/src/extensions_ui.rs b/crates/extensions_ui/src/extensions_ui.rs
index 0383687304..792d308764 100644
--- a/crates/extensions_ui/src/extensions_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions_ui/src/extensions_ui.rs
@@ -132,10 +132,13 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
                         match install_task.await {
                             Ok(_) => {}
                             Err(err) => {
+                                log::error!("Failed to install dev extension: {:?}", err);
                                 workspace_handle
                                     .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
                                         workspace.show_error(
-                                            &err.context("failed to install dev extension"),
+                                            // NOTE: using `anyhow::context` here ends up not printing
+                                            // the error
+                                            &format!("Failed to install dev extension: {}", err),
                                             cx,
                                         );
                                     })