diff --git a/lbrynet/core/log_support.py b/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
index 1fb3979c7..88973761f 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
@@ -139,3 +139,17 @@ class JsonFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         if record.exc_info:
             data['exc_info'] = self.formatException(record.exc_info)
         return json.dumps(data)
+
+
+def failure(failure, log, msg, *args):
+    """Log a failure message from a deferred.
+
+    Args:
+        failure: twisted.python.failure.Failure
+        log: a python logger instance
+        msg: the message to log. Can use normal logging string interpolation.
+             the last argument will be set to the error message from the failure.
+        args: values to substitute into `msg`
+    """
+    args += (failure.getErrorMessage(),)
+    log.error(msg, *args, exc_info=failure.getTracebackObject())
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
index fc67a4132..37edc9429 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ class Daemon(jsonrpc.JSONRPC):
         self.first_run_after_update = False
         self.uploaded_temp_files = []
         self._session_id = base58.b58encode(generate_id())
+        self.analytics_manager = None
+        self.lbryid = None
 
         if os.name == "nt":
             from lbrynet.winhelpers.knownpaths import get_path, FOLDERID, UserHandle
@@ -636,11 +638,8 @@ class Daemon(jsonrpc.JSONRPC):
         d.addCallback(lambda _: self._setup_server())
         d.addCallback(lambda _: _log_starting_vals())
         d.addCallback(lambda _: _announce_startup())
-        # TODO: handle errors here
         d.callback(None)
-
-        return defer.succeed(None)
-
+        return d
 
     def _get_platform(self):
         r =  {
@@ -870,13 +869,19 @@ class Daemon(jsonrpc.JSONRPC):
         log.info("Closing lbrynet session")
         log.info("Status at time of shutdown: " + self.startup_status[0])
         self.looping_call_manager.shutdown()
-        self.analytics_manager.shutdown()
+        if self.analytics_manager:
+            self.analytics_manager.shutdown()
         if self.lbry_ui_manager.update_checker.running:
             self.lbry_ui_manager.update_checker.stop()
 
         self._clean_up_temp_files()
 
-        d = self._upload_log(log_type="close", exclude_previous=False if self.first_run else True)
+        try:
+            d = self._upload_log(
+                log_type="close", exclude_previous=False if self.first_run else True)
+        except Exception:
+            log.warn('Failed to upload log', exc_info=True)
+            d = defer.succeed(None)
         d.addCallback(lambda _: self._stop_server())
         d.addCallback(lambda _: self._stop_reflector())
         d.addErrback(lambda err: True)
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
index 3c244b6eb..8ed28c170 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ def start():
                        branch_specified=True if args.branch else False)
         if args.launchui:
             d.addCallback(lambda _: webbrowser.open(UI_ADDRESS))
+        d.addErrback(log_and_kill)
 
         lbrynet_server = server.Site(lbry.root)
         lbrynet_server.requestFactory = DaemonRequest
@@ -123,5 +124,11 @@ def start():
             print "Not connected to internet, unable to start"
         return
 
+
+def log_and_kill(failure):
+    log_support.failure(failure, log, 'Failed to startup: %s')
+    reactor.stop()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     start()