diff --git a/packages/backend-core/logging.js b/packages/backend-core/logging.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da40fe3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/logging.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require("./src/logging")
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..425d7f8133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const NonErrors = ["AccountError"]
+
+function isSuppressed(e) {
+  return e && e["suppressAlert"]
+}
+
+module.exports.logAlert = (message, e = null) => {
+  if (e && NonErrors.includes(e.name) && isSuppressed(e)) {
+    return
+  }
+  let errorJson = ""
+  if (e) {
+    errorJson = ": " + JSON.stringify(e, Object.getOwnPropertyNames(e))
+  }
+  console.error(`bb-alert: ${message} ${errorJson}`)
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 16912754b4..f73c90c895 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const automations = require("./automations/index")
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
 const fileSystem = require("./utilities/fileSystem")
 const bullboard = require("./automations/bullboard")
-const context = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { logAlert } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
 const { Thread } = require("./threads")
 import redis from "./utilities/redis"
 import * as migrations from "./migrations"
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ if (env.isProd()) {
 const server = http.createServer(app.callback())
 destroyable(server)
 
-let shuttingDown = false
+let shuttingDown = false,
+  errCode = 0
 server.on("close", async () => {
   // already in process
   if (shuttingDown) {
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ server.on("close", async () => {
   await redis.shutdown()
   await Thread.shutdown()
   api.shutdown()
-  process.exit()
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
+    process.exit(errCode)
+  }
 })
 
 module.exports = server.listen(env.PORT || 0, async () => {
@@ -107,7 +110,8 @@ process.on("uncaughtException", err => {
   if (err && err["code"] === "ERR_INVALID_CHAR") {
     return
   }
-  console.error(err)
+  errCode = -1
+  logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
   shutdown()
 })
 
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
 // not recommended in a clustered environment
 if (!env.HTTP_MIGRATIONS) {
   migrations.migrate().catch(err => {
-    console.error("Error performing migrations. Exiting.\n", err)
+    logAlert("Error performing migrations. Exiting.", err)
     shutdown()
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/index.ts b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
index 32c4dd4ad5..fb395a7e6a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const destroyable = require("server-destroy")
 const koaBody = require("koa-body")
 const koaSession = require("koa-session")
 const { passport } = require("@budibase/backend-core/auth")
+const { logAlert } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
 const logger = require("koa-pino-logger")
 const http = require("http")
 const api = require("./api")
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ if (env.isProd()) {
 const server = http.createServer(app.callback())
 destroyable(server)
 
-let shuttingDown = false
+let shuttingDown = false,
+  errCode = 0
 server.on("close", async () => {
   if (shuttingDown) {
     return
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@ server.on("close", async () => {
     console.log("Server Closed")
   }
   await redis.shutdown()
-  process.exit()
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
+    process.exit(errCode)
+  }
 })
 
 const shutdown = () => {
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ module.exports = server.listen(parseInt(env.PORT || 4002), async () => {
 })
 
 process.on("uncaughtException", err => {
-  console.error(err)
+  errCode = -1
+  logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
   shutdown()
 })