diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
index d890196f47..eafbb2c249 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/mysql_database_tasks.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
           establish_connection configuration
         else
+          $stderr.puts error.inspect
           $stderr.puts "Couldn't create database for #{configuration.inspect}, #{creation_options.inspect}"
           $stderr.puts "(If you set the charset manually, make sure you have a matching collation)" if configuration['encoding']
         end