diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index 3c3f71adc3..82d865ed97 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default class Nuxt {
     )
 
     this._ready = this.ready().catch(err => {
-      logger.error(err)
+      logger.fatal(err)
     })
   }