diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 09008492c..14b020f7b 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ export const CONSTANTS = {
             "error.incorrectFileNameForDevicePopup",
             'Seems like you have a different file name than what CPX requires, please rename it to "code.py" or "main.py".'
         ),
+        INSTALLATION_ERROR: localize(
+            "error.installationError",
+            "Installation Error"
+        ),
         INVALID_FILE_EXTENSION_DEBUG: localize(
             "error.invalidFileExtensionDebug",
             "The file you tried to run isn't a Python file."
diff --git a/src/extension_utils/utils.ts b/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
index ed6f83989..5a97f7ef2 100644
--- a/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import { DependencyChecker } from "./dependencyChecker";
 
 const exec = util.promisify(cp.exec);
 
+const errorChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel(
+    CONSTANTS.ERROR.INSTALLATION_ERROR
+);
+
 // tslint:disable-next-line: export-name
 export const getPathToScript = (
     context: vscode.ExtensionContext,
@@ -369,6 +373,7 @@ export const installPythonDependencies = async (
             });
 
         console.error(err);
+        this.logToOutputChannel(errorChannel, err.toString(), true /* show */);
         installed = false;
     }
     return installed;