diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index b792081a2..1c56e46d3 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@
     "system_upgraded": "The system has been upgraded",
     "system_username_exists": "Username already exists in the system users",
     "this_action_broke_dpkg": "This action broke dpkg/apt (the system package managers)... You can try to solve this issue by connecting through SSH and running `sudo dpkg --configure -a`.",
+    "tools_update_failed_to_app_fetchlit": "Failed to update YunoHost's apps because: {error}",
     "tools_upgrade_at_least_one": "Please specify --apps OR --system",
     "tools_upgrade_cant_both": "Cannot upgrade both system and apps at the same time",
     "tools_upgrade_cant_hold_critical_packages": "Unable to hold critical packages ...",
diff --git a/src/yunohost/tools.py b/src/yunohost/tools.py
index c00a5cb41..7a0075387 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/tools.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/tools.py
@@ -520,9 +520,8 @@ def tools_update(apps=False, system=False):
         logger.info(m18n.n('updating_app_lists'))
         try:
             app_fetchlist()
-        except YunohostError:
-            # FIXME : silent exception !?
-            pass
+        except YunohostError as e:
+            logger.error('tools_update_failed_to_app_fetchlit', error=e)
 
         upgradable_apps = list(_list_upgradable_apps())