diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/serve.command.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/serve.command.ts
index 42bfbc6a1..468fc4de3 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/serve.command.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/serve.command.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ export class ServeCommand extends CommandRunner {
   private async startServer(host: string, port: number) {
     const app = await getApp();
 
-    await app.listen(port, host);
-    console.log(chalk.blue(`Started server at http://${host}:${port}`));
-    console.log(
-      chalk.blue(`API Playground available at http://${host}:${port}/api`),
-    );
+    try {
+      await app.listen(port, host);
+      console.log(chalk.blue(`Started server at http://${host}:${port}`));
+      console.log(
+        chalk.blue(`API Playground available at http://${host}:${port}/api`),
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err.message);
+    }
   }
 
   @Option({
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/main.ts b/cortex-js/src/main.ts
index 217b84884..e54d8f10e 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/main.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/main.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   const host = process.env.CORTEX_JS_HOST || defaultCortexJsHost;
   const port = process.env.CORTEX_JS_PORT || defaultCortexJsPort;
 
-  await app.listen(port, host);
-  console.log(chalk.blue(`Started server at http://${host}:${port}`));
-  console.log(
-    chalk.blue(`API Playground available at http://${host}:${port}/api`),
-  );
+  try {
+    await app.listen(port, host);
+    console.log(chalk.blue(`Started server at http://${host}:${port}`));
+    console.log(
+      chalk.blue(`API Playground available at http://${host}:${port}/api`),
+    );
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err.message);
+  }
 }
 
 bootstrap();