diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ccdec1b..cd778bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ local.log
 dist/**
 MANIFEST
 
+venv
 build
-browserstack_local.egg-info
\ No newline at end of file
+build
+browserstack_local.egg-info
diff --git a/browserstack/local.py b/browserstack/local.py
index 7a9619e..d7e1618 100644
--- a/browserstack/local.py
+++ b/browserstack/local.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import subprocess, os, time, json, psutil
+import subprocess, os, time, json,logging
+import psutil
+
 from browserstack.local_binary import LocalBinary
 from browserstack.bserrors import BrowserStackLocalError
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 try:
     from importlib.metadata import version as package_version, PackageNotFoundError
 except:
     import pkg_resources
 
-
 class Local:
   def __init__(self, key=None, binary_path=None, **kwargs):
     self.key = os.environ['BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY'] if 'BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY' in os.environ else key
@@ -88,16 +90,19 @@ def start(self, **kwargs):
     os.system('echo "" > "'+ self.local_logfile_path +'"')
     try:
       if out:
-        data = json.loads(out.decode())
+        output_string = out.decode()
       else:
-        data = json.loads(err.decode())
+        output_string = err.decode()
+
+      data = json.loads(output_string)
 
       if data['state'] != "connected":
         raise BrowserStackLocalError(data["message"]["message"])
       else:
         self.pid = data['pid']
     except ValueError:
-      raise BrowserStackLocalError('Error parsing JSON output from daemon')
+      logger.error("BinaryOutputParseError: Raw String = '{}'".format(output_string) )
+      raise BrowserStackLocalError('Error parsing JSON output from daemon. Raw String = "{}"'.format(output_string))
 
   def isRunning(self):
     return hasattr(self, 'pid') and psutil.pid_exists(self.pid)