diff --git a/lib/core/renderer.js b/lib/core/renderer.js
index 996ef6ff6e..f35275f833 100644
--- a/lib/core/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/core/renderer.js
@@ -421,12 +421,18 @@ module.exports = class Renderer {
         window.scrollTo = () => {}
       }
     }
+    const jsdomErrHandler = err => { throw err }
     if (opts.virtualConsole !== false) {
-      options.virtualConsole = new jsdom.VirtualConsole().sendTo(console, { omitJSDOMErrors: true })
-      options.virtualConsole.on('jsdomError', err => { throw err })
+      options.virtualConsole = new jsdom.VirtualConsole().sendTo(console, { omitJSDOMErrors: false })
+      // throw error when window creation failed
+      options.virtualConsole.on('jsdomError', jsdomErrHandler)
     }
     url = url || 'http://localhost:3000'
     const { window } = await jsdom.JSDOM.fromURL(url, options)
+    if (opts.virtualConsole !== false) {
+      // after window initialized successfully
+      options.virtualConsole.removeListener('jsdomError', jsdomErrHandler)
+    }
     // If Nuxt could not be loaded (error from the server-side)
     const nuxtExists = window.document.body.innerHTML.includes(
       this.options.render.ssr ? 'window.__NUXT__' : '<div id="__nuxt">'