diff --git a/packages/cubejs-cli/templates.js b/packages/cubejs-cli/templates.js
index 7c8028365e5c7..086c961033079 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-cli/templates.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-cli/templates.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const server = new CubejsServer();
 
 server.listen().then(({ port }) => {
   console.log(\`🚀 Cube.js server is listening on \${port}\`);
+}).catch(e => {
+  console.error('Fatal error during server start: ');
+  console.error(e.stack || e);
 });
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-server/bin/dev-server.js b/packages/cubejs-server/bin/dev-server.js
index 8399582dfb5a0..a5c1c79c9d624 100755
--- a/packages/cubejs-server/bin/dev-server.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-server/bin/dev-server.js
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ const server = new CubejsServer();
 
 server.listen().then(({ port }) => {
   console.log(`🚀 Cube.js server is listening on ${port}`);
+}).catch(e => {
+  console.error('Fatal error during server start: ');
+  console.error(e.stack || e);
 });