diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/tests/TestUtilities/System/PlatformDetection.cs b/src/libraries/Common/tests/TestUtilities/System/PlatformDetection.cs
index b8fdd3c1069c..f04c019b11b5 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/tests/TestUtilities/System/PlatformDetection.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/tests/TestUtilities/System/PlatformDetection.cs
@@ -246,17 +246,21 @@ private static Version GetICUVersion()
             int version = 0;
             try
             {
+                Console.WriteLine("INSTR: grabbing ICU version");
                 Type interopGlobalization = Type.GetType("Interop+Globalization");
                 if (interopGlobalization != null)
                 {
+                    Console.WriteLine("INSTR: grabbing method info");
                     MethodInfo methodInfo = interopGlobalization.GetMethod("GetICUVersion", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
                     if (methodInfo != null)
                     {
+                        Console.WriteLine("INSTR: got method");
                         version = (int)methodInfo.Invoke(null, null);
                     }
                 }
+                Console.WriteLine("Grabbed version {0}", version);
             }
-            catch { }
+            catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex); }
 
             return new Version(version >> 24,
                               (version >> 16) & 0xFF,