diff --git a/changelog.d/fix-silent-exception-swallowing.fixed.md b/changelog.d/fix-silent-exception-swallowing.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b10062e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fix-silent-exception-swallowing.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Log exceptions instead of silently swallowing them during household calculations.
diff --git a/policyengine_api/country.py b/policyengine_api/country.py
index befa4985..0cc7f380 100644
--- a/policyengine_api/country.py
+++ b/policyengine_api/country.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import importlib
+import logging
 from flask import Response
 import json
 from policyengine_core.taxbenefitsystems import TaxBenefitSystem
@@ -445,11 +446,9 @@ def calculate(
                         entity_result
                     )
             except Exception as e:
-                if "axes" in household:
-                    pass
-                else:
+                logging.exception(f"Error computing {variable_name} for {entity_id}")
+                if "axes" not in household:
                     household[entity_plural][entity_id][variable_name][period] = None
-                    print(f"Error computing {variable_name} for {entity_id}: {e}")
 
         tracer_output = simulation.tracer.computation_log
         log_lines = tracer_output.lines(aggregate=False, max_depth=10)