diff --git a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifMediaDecoder.java b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifMediaDecoder.java
index e8ac616e..2efd9f93 100644
--- a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifMediaDecoder.java
+++ b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifMediaDecoder.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
-import io.noties.markwon.image.DrawableUtils;
 import io.noties.markwon.image.MediaDecoder;
 import pl.droidsonroids.gif.GifDrawable;
 
@@ -97,9 +96,7 @@ public class GifMediaDecoder extends MediaDecoder {
 
     private static void validate() {
         if (!GifSupport.hasGifSupport()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("`pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:*` " +
-                    "dependency is missing, please add to your project explicitly if you " +
-                    "wish to use GIF media decoder");
+            throw new IllegalStateException(GifSupport.missingMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifSupport.java b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifSupport.java
index d90a34d5..b8d91bb5 100644
--- a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifSupport.java
+++ b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/gif/GifSupport.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package io.noties.markwon.image.gif;
 
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 /**
  * @since 4.0.0
  */
@@ -13,8 +17,9 @@ public abstract class GifSupport {
             pl.droidsonroids.gif.GifDrawable.class.getName();
             result = true;
         } catch (Throwable t) {
-            //  @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT do not print stacktrace (it can become noisy)
-//            t.printStackTrace();
+            // @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT instead of printing full stacktrace of the exception,
+            // just print a warning to the console
+            Log.w("MarkwonImagesPlugin", missingMessage());
             result = false;
         }
         HAS_GIF = result;
@@ -24,6 +29,16 @@ public abstract class GifSupport {
         return HAS_GIF;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    static String missingMessage() {
+        return "`pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:*` " +
+                "dependency is missing, please add to your project explicitly if you " +
+                "wish to use GIF media-decoder";
+    }
+
     private GifSupport() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgMediaDecoder.java b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgMediaDecoder.java
index b307a105..fc5da090 100644
--- a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgMediaDecoder.java
+++ b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgMediaDecoder.java
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ public class SvgMediaDecoder extends MediaDecoder {
 
     private static void validate() {
         if (!SvgSupport.hasSvgSupport()) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("`com.caverock:androidsvg:*` dependency is missing, " +
-                    "please add to your project explicitly if you wish to use SVG media decoder");
+            throw new IllegalStateException(SvgSupport.missingMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgSupport.java b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgSupport.java
index efb6108a..775cde3d 100644
--- a/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgSupport.java
+++ b/markwon-image/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/image/svg/SvgSupport.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package io.noties.markwon.image.svg;
 
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 /**
  * @since 4.0.0
  */
@@ -13,8 +17,9 @@ public abstract class SvgSupport {
             com.caverock.androidsvg.SVG.class.getName();
             result = true;
         } catch (Throwable t) {
-            //  @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT do not print stacktrace (it can become noisy)
-//            t.printStackTrace();
+            // @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT instead of printing full stacktrace of the exception,
+            // just print a warning to the console
+            Log.w("MarkwonImagesPlugin", missingMessage());
             result = false;
         }
         HAS_SVG = result;
@@ -24,6 +29,15 @@ public abstract class SvgSupport {
         return HAS_SVG;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since 4.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    static String missingMessage() {
+        return "`com.caverock:androidsvg:*` dependency is missing, " +
+                "please add to your project explicitly if you wish to use SVG media-decoder";
+    }
+
     private SvgSupport() {
     }
 }