diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.js
index 085309ea7b..d199e2f4d1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.js
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ export default {
       await cmd.getNuxtConfig(argv, { dev: false })
     )
 
-    // Setup hooks
-    nuxt.hook('error', err => consola.fatal(err))
-
     let builderOrGenerator
     if (nuxt.options.mode !== 'spa' || argv.generate === false) {
       // Build only
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.js
index 2423bf5bb1..44fec39bf7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start.js
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ export default {
       await cmd.getNuxtConfig(argv, { dev: false })
     )
 
-    // Setup hooks
-    nuxt.hook('error', err => consola.fatal(err))
-
     // Check if project is built for production
     const distDir = path.resolve(
       nuxt.options.rootDir,
diff --git a/packages/common/src/hookable.js b/packages/common/src/hookable.js
index 658f25791b..a29f33b65d 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/hookable.js
+++ b/packages/common/src/hookable.js
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export default class Hookable {
     try {
       await sequence(this._hooks[name], fn => fn(...args))
     } catch (err) {
-      consola.error(err)
-      this.callHook('error', err)
+      name !== 'error' && this.callHook('error', err)
+      consola.fatal(err)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/error.test.js b/test/unit/error.test.js
index 474687d689..c019a5199b 100644
--- a/test/unit/error.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/error.test.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('error', () => {
   })
 
   test('Error: callHook()', async () => {
-    consola.error.mockClear()
+    consola.fatal.mockClear()
 
     const errorHook = jest.fn()
     const error = new Error('test hook error')
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ describe('error', () => {
 
     expect(errorHook).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(errorHook).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
-    expect(consola.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(consola.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
+    expect(consola.fatal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(consola.fatal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error)
   })
 
   // Close server and ask nuxt to stop listening to file changes