diff --git a/server/exit.js b/server/exit.js
index 580d1f02..698adee0 100644
--- a/server/exit.js
+++ b/server/exit.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = (...args) => {
-    console.error(...args);
+const getMessage = (a) => a && a.message || a;
+
+module.exports= (...args) => {
+    const messages = args.map(getMessage);
+    
+    console.error(...messages);
     process.exit(1);
 };
 
diff --git a/server/exit.spec.js b/server/exit.spec.js
index 77755ac4..49718259 100644
--- a/server/exit.spec.js
+++ b/server/exit.spec.js
@@ -32,3 +32,19 @@ test('cloudcmd: exit: console.error', (t) => {
     t.end();
 });
 
+test('cloudcmd: exit.error: console.error: error', (t) => {
+    const {exit:exitOriginal} = process;
+    const {error} = console;
+    
+    console.error = sinon.stub();
+    process.exit = sinon.stub();
+    
+    exit(Error('hello world'));
+    t.ok(console.error.calledWith('hello world'), 'should call console.error');
+    
+    process.exit = exitOriginal;
+    console.error = error;
+    
+    t.end();
+});
+
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index f52c0f74..70122631 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ const exitPort = two(exit, 'cloudcmd --port: %s');
 const bind = (f, self) => f.bind(self);
 const promisifySelf = squad(promisify, bind);
 
-const getError = (e) => e.message;
-const superExit = squad(exitPort, getError);
-
 const opn = require('opn');
 const express = require('express');
 const io = require('socket.io');
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = async (options) => {
     
     const listen = promisifySelf(server.listen, server);
     
-    server.on('error', superExit);
+    server.on('error', exitPort);
     await listen(port, ip);
     
     const host = config('ip') || 'localhost';