diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScanner.java b/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScanner.java
index 3e9afcd7..3763a849 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScanner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScanner.java
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ public static void scanIfNotScanned(final Run build, final PrintStream scanLog)
      * @param scanLog log to write information to.
      */
     public static void scan(Run build, PrintStream scanLog) {
-        build.addOrReplaceAction(new ScanLogAction());
+        ScanLogAction scanLogAction = new ScanLogAction();
+        build.addOrReplaceAction(scanLogAction);
         try {
             Collection<FailureCause> causes = PluginImpl.getInstance().getKnowledgeBase().getCauses();
             List<FoundFailureCause> foundCauseListToLog = findCauses(causes, build, scanLog);
@@ -262,7 +263,10 @@ public static void scan(Run build, PrintStream scanLog) {
                 }
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            scanLogAction.setExceptionMessage(e.toString());
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not scan build " + build, e);
+        } finally {
+            scanLogAction.finished();
         }
     }
 
@@ -591,8 +595,12 @@ private static List<FoundFailureCause> parseSingleLineCauses(Run build,
                             build,
                             reader,
                             LOG_FILE_NAME));
-        } catch (IOException e) {
+        } catch (Exception e) {
             logToScanLog(scanLog, "Exception during parsing file: " + e);
+            ScanLogAction logAction = build.getAction(ScanLogAction.class);
+            if (logAction != null && logAction.getExceptionMessage() == null) {
+                logAction.setExceptionMessage(e.toString());
+            }
         } finally {
             if (reader != null) {
                 try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/ScanLogAction.java b/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/ScanLogAction.java
index 417b915a..aa3c3e85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/ScanLogAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/ScanLogAction.java
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import jenkins.model.RunAction2;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.Exported;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.ExportedBean;
 
 /**
  * The Action for adding a link to the analysis for each run.
  */
+@ExportedBean
 public class ScanLogAction implements RunAction2 {
 
     /**
@@ -20,6 +25,12 @@ public class ScanLogAction implements RunAction2 {
 
     private transient Run run;
 
+    private long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+    private Long endTime;
+
+    private String exceptionMessage;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -64,6 +75,48 @@ public String getLogText() throws IOException {
         return FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(run.getRootDir(), FILE_NAME), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The start time of the current scan.
+     * @return time in milliseconds {@link System#currentTimeMillis}
+     */
+    @Exported
+    public long getStartTime() {
+        return startTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The end time of the current scan.
+     * @return time in milliseconds {@link System#currentTimeMillis}
+     */
+    @Exported
+    public Long getEndTime() {
+        return endTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * To call when the scan is finished.
+     */
+    @Restricted(NoExternalUse.class)
+    protected void finished() {
+        this.endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the exception message if any.
+     * @return the first exception faced during scan
+     */
+    public String getExceptionMessage() {
+        return exceptionMessage;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set an exception.
+     * @param exceptionMessage the exception message to set
+     */
+    public void setExceptionMessage(String exceptionMessage) {
+        this.exceptionMessage = exceptionMessage;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScannerHudsonTest.java b/src/test/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScannerHudsonTest.java
index 39654d23..c24fc9e9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScannerHudsonTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/BuildFailureScannerHudsonTest.java
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ public void testOneIndicationFound() throws Exception {
         FreeStyleBuild build = future.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         jenkins.assertBuildStatus(Result.FAILURE, build);
 
+        ScanLogAction scanLogAction = build.getAction(ScanLogAction.class);
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction);
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction.getStartTime());
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction.getEndTime());
+        assertNull(scanLogAction.getExceptionMessage());
+
         FailureCauseBuildAction action = build.getAction(FailureCauseBuildAction.class);
         assertNotNull(action);
         List<FoundFailureCause> causeListFromAction = action.getFoundFailureCauses();
@@ -155,6 +161,31 @@ public void testOneIndicationFound() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(1, metricRegistry.counter("jenkins_bfa.cause.Error").getCount());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test when an exception occurred during scan.
+     * @throws Exception if so.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testExceptionDuringParsing() throws Exception {
+        FreeStyleProject project = createProject();
+
+        FailureCause failureCause = configureCauseAndIndication(new BuildLogIndication("(wrong pattern"));
+
+        QueueTaskFuture<FreeStyleBuild> future = project.scheduleBuild2(0, new Cause.UserIdCause());
+
+        FreeStyleBuild build = future.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        jenkins.assertBuildStatus(Result.FAILURE, build);
+
+        ScanLogAction scanLogAction = build.getAction(ScanLogAction.class);
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction);
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction.getStartTime());
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction.getEndTime());
+        assertNotNull(scanLogAction.getExceptionMessage());
+
+        FailureCauseBuildAction action = build.getAction(FailureCauseBuildAction.class);
+        assertNotNull(action);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Happy test that should find one generic failure indication in the build.
      *