diff --git a/src/Client/SocketMode.php b/src/Client/SocketMode.php
index dacb797..d5cc54d 100644
--- a/src/Client/SocketMode.php
+++ b/src/Client/SocketMode.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class SocketMode extends API
 				return $this->websocket->open();
 
 			}, function($exception) use ($deferred) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! Could not connect to Slack API [%s]...',self::LOGKEY,$exception->getMessage()),['m'=>__METHOD__]);
 				// if connection was not successful
 				$deferred->reject(new ConnectionException(
 					'Could not connect to Slack API: '.$exception->getMessage(),
@@ -118,6 +119,14 @@ class SocketMode extends API
 						'Could not connect to WebSocket: '.$data['error']['msg'],
 						$data['error']['code']));
 				});
+
+			}, function($exception) use ($deferred) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! Could not connect to Slack API [%s]...',self::LOGKEY,$exception->getMessage()),['m'=>__METHOD__]);
+				// if connection was not successful
+				$deferred->reject(new ConnectionException(
+					'Could not connect to Slack API: '.$exception->getMessage(),
+					$exception->getCode()
+				));
 			});
 
 		return $deferred->promise();