diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index a440d270..e3b15645 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', (err, promise) => {
   await node.connect();
   node.startSync();
 })().catch((err) => {
-  throw err;
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/bin/spvnode b/bin/spvnode
index 000a2eb1..d10e981a 100755
--- a/bin/spvnode
+++ b/bin/spvnode
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', (err, promise) => {
 
   node.startSync();
 })().catch((err) => {
-  throw err;
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
 });