diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 47be2a20c1a..310e6dfef21 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ app.listen = function listen() {
 
 function logerror(err) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (this.get('env') !== 'test') console.error(err.stack || err.toString());
+  if (this.get('env') !== 'test') console.error(err);
 }
 
 /**