diff --git a/src/taskmanager.js b/src/taskmanager.js
index 745cd04d9..44589ff58 100644
--- a/src/taskmanager.js
+++ b/src/taskmanager.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var appdb = require('./appdb.js'),
     cloudron = require('./cloudron.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:taskmanager'),
     locker = require('./locker.js'),
+    sendCrashNotification = require('./crashnotifier.js').sendCrashNotification,
     util = require('util'),
     _ = require('underscore');
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ function startAppTask(appId, callback) {
         debug('Task for %s pid %s completed with status %s', appId, pid, code);
         if (code === null /* signal */ || (code !== 0 && code !== 50)) { // apptask crashed
             debug('Apptask crashed with code %s and signal %s', code, signal);
+            sendCrashNotification('box');
             appdb.update(appId, { installationState: appdb.ISTATE_ERROR, installationProgress: 'Apptask crashed with code ' + code + ' and signal ' + signal }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
         }
         delete gActiveTasks[appId];