diff --git a/src/database/level.js b/src/database/level.js
index a3cec2ef49..f06fc8e4f0 100644
--- a/src/database/level.js
+++ b/src/database/level.js
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
 		leveldown(nconf.get('level:database'));
 
 		db.on('error', function (err) {
-			winston.error(err.message);
-			process.exit();
+			winston.error(err.stack);
 		});
 
 		module.client = db;
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index ea73f929bb..aaa8c7d0ac 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
 		}
 
 		redisClient.on('error', function (err) {
-			winston.error(err.message);
-			process.exit();
+			winston.error(err.stack);
 		});
 
 		module.client = redisClient;