diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/AmazonQLspService.kt b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/AmazonQLspService.kt
index 44a6896e0bb..4bd37bc058a 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/AmazonQLspService.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/AmazonQLspService.kt
@@ -214,11 +214,13 @@ private class AmazonQServerInstance(private val project: Project, private val cs
             } catch (_: TimeoutCancellationException) {
                 LOG.warn { "LSP initialization timed out" }
                 null
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                LOG.warn(e) { "LSP initialization failed" }
+                null
             }
 
             // then if this succeeds then we can allow the client to send requests
             if (initializeResult == null) {
-                LOG.warn { "LSP initialization failed" }
                 launcherHandler.destroyProcess()
             }
             languageServer.initialized(InitializedParams())