diff --git a/box.js b/box.js
index 927bb0a26..5460919d4 100755
--- a/box.js
+++ b/box.js
@@ -7,23 +7,17 @@ let async = require('async'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     ldap = require('./src/ldap.js'),
     paths = require('./src/paths.js'),
-    server = require('./src/server.js'),
-    util = require('util');
+    server = require('./src/server.js');
 
 const NOOP_CALLBACK = function () { };
 
 function setupLogging(callback) {
     if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return callback();
 
-    fs.open(paths.BOX_LOG_FILE, 'a', function (error, fd) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
+    var logfileStream = fs.createWriteStream(paths.BOX_LOG_FILE, { flags:'a' });
+    process.stdout.write = process.stderr.write = logfileStream.write.bind(logfileStream);
 
-        require('debug').log = function (...args) {
-            fs.appendFileSync(fd, util.format(...args) + '\n');
-        };
-
-        callback();
-    });
+    callback();
 }
 
 async.series([
@@ -37,7 +31,9 @@ async.series([
         process.exit(1);
     }
 
-    const debug = require('debug')('box:box'); // require this here so that logging handler is already setup
+    // require those here so that logging handler is already setup
+    require('supererror');
+    const debug = require('debug')('box:box');
 
     process.on('SIGINT', function () {
         debug('Received SIGINT. Shutting down.');
@@ -57,5 +53,10 @@ async.series([
         setTimeout(process.exit.bind(process), 3000);
     });
 
+    process.on('uncaughtException', function (error) {
+        console.error((error && error.stack) ? error.stack : error);
+        setTimeout(process.exit.bind(process, 1), 3000);
+    });
+
     console.log(`Cloudron is up and running. Logs are at ${paths.BOX_LOG_FILE}`); // this goes to journalctl
 });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 032b07c35..eb794a781 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4611,6 +4611,36 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "supererror": {
+      "version": "0.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supererror/-/supererror-0.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eMrdX2uNcTW74XwOBUHnEwv+ZF5BCGqCpTxrcYN60oiUttF3wFBayhya5tTsYIOWKm9RpEkfWaYkVxq38oDL5w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "colors": "^1.2.1",
+        "prettyjson": "^1.2.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "colors": {
+          "version": "1.2.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.2.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-s8+wktIuDSLffCywiwSxQOMqtPxML11a/dtHE17tMn4B1MSWw/C22EKf7M2KGUBcDaVFEGT+S8N02geDXeuNKg=="
+        },
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
+        },
+        "prettyjson": {
+          "version": "1.2.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettyjson/-/prettyjson-1.2.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-/P+rQdGcq0365eV15kJGYZsS0ok=",
+          "requires": {
+            "colors": "1.2.1",
+            "minimist": "1.2.0"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-6.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7bb3883c2..d5842dd58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "speakeasy": "^2.0.0",
     "split": "^1.0.1",
     "superagent": "^5.2.2",
+    "supererror": "^0.7.2",
     "tar-fs": "github:cloudron-io/tar-fs#ignore_stat_error",
     "tar-stream": "^2.1.2",
     "tldjs": "^2.3.1",