diff --git a/lib/config/load.js b/lib/config/load.js
index a6dccd87..ddec54fd 100644
--- a/lib/config/load.js
+++ b/lib/config/load.js
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ function loadFile(options, config, dir, ready) {
         config.loaded.push(filename);
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e);
       utils.log.fail('Failed to parse config ' + filename);
+      console.error(e);
       process.exit(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/monitor/run.js b/lib/monitor/run.js
index 06e39eb1..8169ecd3 100644
--- a/lib/monitor/run.js
+++ b/lib/monitor/run.js
@@ -397,16 +397,15 @@ process.on('exit', function () {
 
 // because windows borks when listening for the SIG* events
 if (!utils.isWindows) {
-  // usual suspect: ctrl+c exit
-  process.once('SIGINT', function () {
-    bus.emit('quit');
-  });
-
-  process.once('SIGTERM', function () {
-    bus.emit('quit');
-    if (child) { child.kill('SIGTERM'); }
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
+  bus.once('boot', () => {
+    // usual suspect: ctrl+c exit
+    process.once('SIGINT', () => bus.emit('quit'));
+    process.once('SIGTERM', () => {
+      bus.emit('quit');
+      if (child) { child.kill('SIGTERM'); }
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+  })
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/nodemon.js b/lib/nodemon.js
index 3403cdd2..13961b8b 100644
--- a/lib/nodemon.js
+++ b/lib/nodemon.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var eventHandlers = {};
 config.required = utils.isRequired;
 
 function nodemon(settings) {
+  bus.emit('boot');
   nodemon.reset();
 
   // allow the cli string as the argument to nodemon, and allow for