diff --git a/chaos_monkey/main.py b/chaos_monkey/main.py
index ef57492cc..6bebc8cef 100644
--- a/chaos_monkey/main.py
+++ b/chaos_monkey/main.py
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ def main():
                 json.dump(json_dict, config_fo, skipkeys=True, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
 
         return True
+    except Exception:
+        LOG.exception("Exception thrown from monkey's start function")
     finally:
         monkey.cleanup()