diff --git a/bin/nuxt-build b/bin/nuxt-build
index 53393a42ea..19276e72ca 100755
--- a/bin/nuxt-build
+++ b/bin/nuxt-build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ process.env.DEBUG = process.env.DEBUG || 'nuxt:*'
 
 const fs = require('fs')
 const parseArgs = require('minimist')
-const { Nuxt, Builder, Generator } = require('../')
+const { Nuxt, Builder, Generator, Utils } = require('../')
 const resolve = require('path').resolve
 const debug = require('debug')('nuxt:build')
 debug.color = 2 // Force green color
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ var options = {}
 if (fs.existsSync(nuxtConfigFile)) {
   options = require(nuxtConfigFile)
 } else if (argv['config-file'] !== 'nuxt.config.js') {
-  console.error(`> Could not load config file ${argv['config-file']}`)
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError(`Could not load config file`, argv['config-file'])
 }
 if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
   options.rootDir = rootDir
@@ -59,7 +58,8 @@ if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
 options.dev = false
 
 // Nuxt Mode
-options.mode = (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
+options.mode =
+  (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
 
 // Analyze option
 options.build = options.build || {}
@@ -71,11 +71,15 @@ debug('Building...')
 const nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
 const builder = new Builder(nuxt)
 
+// Setup hooks
+nuxt.hook('error', (_err, from) => Utils.fatalError(_err, from))
+
 if (options.mode !== 'spa') {
   // Build for SSR app
-  builder.build()
+  builder
+    .build()
     .then(() => debug('Building done'))
-    .catch((err) => {
+    .catch(err => {
       console.error(err)
       process.exit(1)
     })
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ if (options.mode !== 'spa') {
           return `Route: '${route}' thrown an error: \n` + JSON.stringify(error)
         }
       })
-      console.error('==== Error report ==== \n' + report.join('\n\n')) // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      Utils.printError(report.join('\n\n'), 'Generate errors')
     }
   })
 
@@ -116,8 +120,6 @@ if (options.mode !== 'spa') {
   nuxt.options.generate.minify = false
   // Generate on spa mode
   new Generator(nuxt, builder).generate({ build: true }).then(() => {
-    if (!nuxt.options.dev) {
-      console.log(`✓ You can now directly upload ${nuxt.options.generate.dir}/ or start server using "nuxt start"`)
-    }
+    process.exit(0)
   })
 }
diff --git a/bin/nuxt-dev b/bin/nuxt-dev
index 28266f1e92..e118d5c245 100755
--- a/bin/nuxt-dev
+++ b/bin/nuxt-dev
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const debug = require('debug')('nuxt:build')
 debug.color = 2 // force green color
 const fs = require('fs')
 const parseArgs = require('minimist')
-const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('../')
+const { Nuxt, Builder, Utils } = require('../')
 const chokidar = require('chokidar')
 const path = require('path')
 const resolve = path.resolve
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ if (argv.version) {
 }
 
 if (argv.hostname === '') {
-  console.error(`> Provided hostname argument has no value`)
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError('Provided hostname argument has no value')
 }
 
 if (argv.help) {
@@ -72,29 +71,31 @@ let dev = startDev()
 let needToRestart = false
 
 // Start watching for nuxt.config.js changes
-chokidar
-  .watch(nuxtConfigFile, nuxtConfig.watchers.chokidar)
-  .on('all', () => {
-    debug('[nuxt.config.js] changed')
-    needToRestart = true
+chokidar.watch(nuxtConfigFile, nuxtConfig.watchers.chokidar).on('all', () => {
+  debug('[nuxt.config.js] changed')
+  needToRestart = true
 
-    dev = dev.then((instance) => {
-      if (needToRestart === false) return instance
-      needToRestart = false
+  dev = dev.then(instance => {
+    if (needToRestart === false) return instance
+    needToRestart = false
 
-      debug('Rebuilding the app...')
-      return startDev(instance)
-    })
+    debug('Rebuilding the app...')
+    return startDev(instance)
   })
+})
 
 function startDev(oldInstance) {
   // Get latest environment variables
-  const port = argv.port || process.env.PORT || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_port
-  const host = argv.hostname || process.env.HOST || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_host
+  const port =
+    argv.port || process.env.PORT || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_port
+  const host =
+    argv.hostname ||
+    process.env.HOST ||
+    process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_host
 
   // Error handler
   const onError = (err, instance) => {
-    debug('Error while reloading [nuxt.config.js]', err)
+    Utils.printError(err)
     return Promise.resolve(instance) // Wait for next reload
   }
 
@@ -118,18 +119,30 @@ function startDev(oldInstance) {
     return onError(err, instance || oldInstance)
   }
 
-  return Promise.resolve()
-    .then(() => oldInstance && oldInstance.builder ? oldInstance.builder.unwatch() : Promise.resolve())
-    // Start build
-    .then(() => builder.build())
-    // Close old nuxt after successful build
-    .then(() => oldInstance && oldInstance.nuxt ? oldInstance.nuxt.close() : Promise.resolve())
-    // Start listening
-    .then(() => nuxt.listen(port, host))
-    // Pass new nuxt to watch chain
-    .then(() => instance)
-    // Handle errors
-    .catch((err) => onError(err, instance))
+  return (
+    Promise.resolve()
+      .then(
+        () =>
+          oldInstance && oldInstance.builder
+            ? oldInstance.builder.unwatch()
+            : Promise.resolve()
+      )
+      // Start build
+      .then(() => builder.build())
+      // Close old nuxt after successful build
+      .then(
+        () =>
+          oldInstance && oldInstance.nuxt
+            ? oldInstance.nuxt.close()
+            : Promise.resolve()
+      )
+      // Start listening
+      .then(() => nuxt.listen(port, host))
+      // Pass new nuxt to watch chain
+      .then(() => instance)
+      // Handle errors
+      .catch(err => onError(err, instance))
+  )
 }
 
 function loadNuxtConfig() {
@@ -139,8 +152,7 @@ function loadNuxtConfig() {
     delete require.cache[nuxtConfigFile]
     options = require(nuxtConfigFile)
   } else if (argv['config-file'] !== 'nuxt.config.js') {
-    console.error(`> Could not load config file ${argv['config-file']}`)
-    process.exit(1)
+    Utils.fatalError('Could not load config file: ' + argv['config-file'])
   }
 
   if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
@@ -151,7 +163,8 @@ function loadNuxtConfig() {
   options.dev = true
 
   // Nuxt Mode
-  options.mode = (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
+  options.mode =
+    (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
 
   return options
 }
diff --git a/bin/nuxt-generate b/bin/nuxt-generate
index 44a0b03cf2..7f9b7f47f8 100755
--- a/bin/nuxt-generate
+++ b/bin/nuxt-generate
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const parseArgs = require('minimist')
 const debug = require('debug')('nuxt:generate')
 
-const { Nuxt, Builder, Generator } = require('../')
+const { Nuxt, Builder, Generator, Utils } = require('../')
 const resolve = require('path').resolve
 
 const argv = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2), {
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ var options = {}
 if (fs.existsSync(nuxtConfigFile)) {
   options = require(nuxtConfigFile)
 } else if (argv['config-file'] !== 'nuxt.config.js') {
-  console.error(`> Could not load config file ${argv['config-file']}`)
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError('Could not load config file: ' + argv['config-file'])
 }
 if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
   options.rootDir = rootDir
@@ -58,7 +57,8 @@ if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
 options.dev = false // Force production mode (no webpack middleware called)
 
 // Nuxt Mode
-options.mode = (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
+options.mode =
+  (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
 
 debug('Generating...')
 const nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
@@ -72,19 +72,17 @@ const generateOptions = {
 
 const s = Date.now()
 
-nuxt.hook('generate:distRemoved', function () {
-  debug('Destination folder cleaned')
-})
+// Setup hooks
 
-nuxt.hook('generate:distCopied', function () {
-  debug('Static & build files copied')
-})
+nuxt.hook('error', (_err, from) => Utils.fatalError(_err, from))
 
-nuxt.hook('generate:page', function (page) {
-  debug('Generate file: ' + page.path)
-})
+nuxt.hook('generate:distRemoved', () => debug('Destination folder cleaned'))
 
-nuxt.hook('generate:done', function (generator, errors) {
+nuxt.hook('generate:distCopied', () => debug('Static & build files copied'))
+
+nuxt.hook('generate:page', page => debug('Generate file: ' + page.path))
+
+nuxt.hook('generate:done', (generator, errors) => {
   const duration = Math.round((Date.now() - s) / 100) / 10
 
   debug(`HTML Files generated in ${duration}s`)
@@ -98,16 +96,16 @@ nuxt.hook('generate:done', function (generator, errors) {
         return `Route: '${route}' thrown an error: \n` + JSON.stringify(error)
       }
     })
-    console.error('==== Error report ==== \n' + report.join('\n\n')) // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    Utils.printError(report.join('\n\n'), 'generate')
   }
 })
 
-generator.generate(generateOptions)
+generator
+  .generate(generateOptions)
   .then(() => {
     debug('Generate done')
     process.exit(0)
   })
-  .catch((err) => {
-    console.error(err)
-    process.exit(1)
+  .catch(err => {
+    Utils.fatalError(err)
   })
diff --git a/bin/nuxt-start b/bin/nuxt-start
index cc18b1dada..f4d85a8abb 100755
--- a/bin/nuxt-start
+++ b/bin/nuxt-start
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs')
 const parseArgs = require('minimist')
-const { Nuxt } = require('../')
+const { Nuxt, Utils } = require('../')
 const { resolve } = require('path')
 
 const argv = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2), {
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ const argv = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2), {
 })
 
 if (argv.hostname === '') {
-  console.error(`> Provided hostname argument has no value`)
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError('Provided hostname argument has no value')
 }
 
 if (argv.help) {
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@ let options = {}
 if (fs.existsSync(nuxtConfigFile)) {
   options = require(nuxtConfigFile)
 } else if (argv['config-file'] !== 'nuxt.config.js') {
-  console.error(`> Could not load config file ${argv['config-file']}`)
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError('Could not load config file: ' + argv['config-file'])
 }
 
 if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
@@ -65,27 +63,39 @@ if (typeof options.rootDir !== 'string') {
 options.dev = false
 
 // Nuxt Mode
-options.mode = (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
+options.mode =
+  (argv['spa'] && 'spa') || (argv['universal'] && 'universal') || options.mode
 
 const nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
 
+// Setup hooks
+nuxt.hook('error', (_err, from) => Utils.fatalError(_err, from))
+
 // Check if project is built for production
-const distDir = resolve(nuxt.options.rootDir, nuxt.options.buildDir || '.nuxt', 'dist')
+const distDir = resolve(
+  nuxt.options.rootDir,
+  nuxt.options.buildDir || '.nuxt',
+  'dist'
+)
 if (!fs.existsSync(distDir)) {
-  console.error('> No build files found, please run `nuxt build` before launching `nuxt start`')
-  process.exit(1)
+  Utils.fatalError(
+    'No build files found, please run `nuxt build` before launching `nuxt start`'
+  )
 }
 
 // Check if SSR Bundle is required
 if (nuxt.options.render.ssr === true) {
   const ssrBundlePath = resolve(distDir, 'server-bundle.json')
   if (!fs.existsSync(ssrBundlePath)) {
-    console.error('> No SSR build! Please start with `nuxt start --spa` or build using `nuxt build --universal`')
-    process.exit(1)
+    Utils.fatalError(
+      'No SSR build! Please start with `nuxt start --spa` or build using `nuxt build --universal`'
+    )
   }
 }
 
-const port = argv.port || process.env.PORT || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_port
-const host = argv.hostname || process.env.HOST || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_host
+const port =
+  argv.port || process.env.PORT || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_port
+const host =
+  argv.hostname || process.env.HOST || process.env.npm_package_config_nuxt_host
 
 nuxt.listen(port, host)
diff --git a/lib/common/utils.js b/lib/common/utils.js
index c3404abecf..849dee4ec5 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.js
+++ b/lib/common/utils.js
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ exports.printWarn = function (msg, from) {
 exports.printError = function (_error, from) {
   /* eslint-disable no-console */
   const errStr = pe.render(_error)
-  const fromStr = from ? Chalk.red(` ${from}\n`) : ' '
+  const fromStr = from ? Chalk.red(` ${from}`) : ''
 
-  console.error('\n' + Chalk.bgRed.black(' ERROR ') + fromStr)
+  console.error('\n' + Chalk.bgRed.black(' ERROR ') + fromStr + '\n')
   console.error(errStr + '\n')
 }
 
+exports.fatalError = function () {
+  exports.printError(...arguments)
+  process.exit(1)
+}
+
 exports.encodeHtml = function encodeHtml(str) {
   return str.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
 }
diff --git a/lib/core/module.js b/lib/core/module.js
index 78e3a82c2f..1ea7ed6ca1 100755
--- a/lib/core/module.js
+++ b/lib/core/module.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const { uniq } = require('lodash')
 const hash = require('hash-sum')
-const { chainFn, sequence, printError, printWarn } = require('../common/utils')
+const { chainFn, sequence, printWarn } = require('../common/utils')
 
 module.exports = class ModuleContainer {
   constructor(nuxt) {
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ module.exports = class ModuleContainer {
       try {
         handler = require(this.nuxt.resolvePath(src))
       } catch (err) {
-        printError(err)
-        throw new Error('Error while resolving module: ' + src)
+        this.nuxt.onError(err, src)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index cf0a87ad3b..fe35e62b9b 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = class Nuxt {
     this.options = Options.from(options)
 
     this.initialized = false
+    this.onError = this.onError.bind(this)
 
     // Hooks
     this._hooks = {}
@@ -28,16 +29,14 @@ module.exports = class Nuxt {
     this.renderer = new Renderer(this)
 
     // Backward compatibility
+    this.errorHandler = this.onError
     this.render = this.renderer.app
     this.renderRoute = this.renderer.renderRoute.bind(this.renderer)
     this.renderAndGetWindow = this.renderer.renderAndGetWindow.bind(
       this.renderer
     )
 
-    this._ready = this.ready().catch(err => {
-      this.callHook('error', err)
-      printError(err)
-    })
+    this._ready = this.ready().catch(err => this.onError(err))
   }
 
   static get version() {
@@ -102,6 +101,17 @@ module.exports = class Nuxt {
     this._hooks[name].push(fn)
   }
 
+  onError(err, from = 'Nuxt error') {
+    // Log error to the console if there is not any error listener
+    if (!this._hooks['error']) {
+      printError(err, from)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Call error hooks
+    this.callHook('error', err, from)
+  }
+
   async callHook(name, ...args) {
     if (!this._hooks[name]) {
       return
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = class Nuxt {
     try {
       await sequence(this._hooks[name], fn => fn(...args))
     } catch (err) {
-      printError(err, name)
+      this.onError(err, name)
     }
   }