diff --git a/bin/dato.js b/bin/dato.js
index 8846efad..2a68b934 100755
--- a/bin/dato.js
+++ b/bin/dato.js
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 require('../lib');
 const runCli = require('../lib/cli');
 
-runCli();
+runCli().catch(e => {
+  process.stdout.write(`Command failed with the following error:\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(`${e.message}\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+});