diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9316857..c941316 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -527,7 +527,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         updater.update();
     }
     runtime.spawn(updater.run());
-    runtime.spawn(start(globals, runtime.clone()).map(|_| ()));
+    runtime.spawn(
+        start(globals, runtime.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                error!("Unable to start the service: [{}]", e);
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            })
+            .map(|_| ()),
+    );
     runtime.block_on(future::pending::<()>());
 
     Ok(())