diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs b/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
index 0702be77e..69c37646d 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ async fn main() {
     // "For technical reasons, stdin is implemented by using an ordinary blocking read on a separate
     // thread, and it is impossible to cancel that read. This can make shutdown of the runtime hang
     // until the user presses enter."
+    if let Err(error) = &r {
+        log::error!("Fatal error: {error:#}.")
+    }
     std::process::exit(if r.is_ok() { 0 } else { 1 });
 }