diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
index dbfc8b9347b1d2..87b5d1e33cf01c 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/importAnalysis.ts
@@ -632,7 +632,10 @@ export function importAnalysisPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
                   return
                 }
                 // Unexpected error, log the issue but avoid an unhandled exception
-                config.logger.error(e.message, { error: e })
+                config.logger.error(`Pre-transform error: ${e.message}`, {
+                  error: e,
+                  timestamp: true,
+                })
               })
             }
           } else if (!importer.startsWith(withTrailingSlash(clientDir))) {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/middlewares/indexHtml.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/middlewares/indexHtml.ts
index 678c09fc7c029c..c9d9228a0d79ef 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/middlewares/indexHtml.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/middlewares/indexHtml.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ function preTransformRequest(server: ViteDevServer, url: string, base: string) {
       return
     }
     // Unexpected error, log the issue but avoid an unhandled exception
-    server.config.logger.error(e.message)
+    server.config.logger.error(`Pre-transform error: ${e.message}`, {
+      error: e,
+      timestamp: true,
+    })
   })
 }