diff --git a/dogstatsd.py b/dogstatsd.py
index 3c58a53508..22b8898734 100755
--- a/dogstatsd.py
+++ b/dogstatsd.py
@@ -220,7 +220,11 @@ def run(self):
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._handle_sigterm)
         self.reporter.start()
         try:
-            self.server.start()
+            try:
+                self.server.start()
+            except Exception, e:
+                log.exception('Error starting server')
+                raise e
         finally:
             # The server will block until it's done. Once we're here, shutdown
             # the reporting thread.