diff --git a/lib/ansible/template/safe_eval.py b/lib/ansible/template/safe_eval.py
index d82373a6fb9..845216b621d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/template/safe_eval.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/template/safe_eval.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ from ansible.compat.six.moves import builtins
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins import filter_loader, test_loader
 
+try:
+    from __main__ import display
+except ImportError:
+    from ansible.utils.display import Display
+    display = Display()
+
 def safe_eval(expr, locals={}, include_exceptions=False):
     '''
     This is intended for allowing things like:
@@ -131,13 +137,14 @@ def safe_eval(expr, locals={}, include_exceptions=False):
         else:
             return result
     except SyntaxError as e:
+        display.warning('SyntaxError in safe_eval() on expr: %s (%s)' % (expr, e))
         # special handling for syntax errors, we just return
         # the expression string back as-is
         if include_exceptions:
             return (expr, None)
         return expr
     except Exception as e:
+        display.warning('Exception in safe_eval() on expr: %s (%s)' % (expr, e))
         if include_exceptions:
             return (expr, e)
         return expr
-