diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
index c80ec6d2f41c96c568074a3934c997790fe29767..8183dc469ad77908057506033bc1d55037a30255 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ def award_program_certificates(self, username):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable
                         f"Unable to award certificate to user {username} for program {program_uuid}. "
                         "The program might not be configured."
                     )
-            except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                 # keep trying to award other certs, but retry the whole task to fix any missing entries
-                LOGGER.warning(f"Failed to award certificate for program {program_uuid} to user {username}.")
+                LOGGER.exception(f"Failed to award certificate for program {program_uuid} to user {username}.")
                 failed_program_certificate_award_attempts.append(program_uuid)
 
         if failed_program_certificate_award_attempts:
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
index e22a3efb0b6cce5cf53d4288016df85b59c21b5c..70256522e6a6e06dafdeb3e4a549929a69b6e368 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class AwardProgramCertificatesTestCase(CatalogIntegrationMixin, CredentialsApiCo
         mock_award_program_certificate.side_effect = self._make_side_effect([Exception('boom'), None])
 
         with mock.patch(TASKS_MODULE + '.LOGGER.info') as mock_info, \
-                mock.patch(TASKS_MODULE + '.LOGGER.warning') as mock_warning:
+                mock.patch(TASKS_MODULE + '.LOGGER.exception') as mock_warning:
             tasks.award_program_certificates.delay(self.student.username).get()
 
         assert mock_award_program_certificate.call_count == 3