diff --git a/.changeset/curly-worlds-sing.md b/.changeset/curly-worlds-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab1646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-worlds-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@vlandoss/clibuddy": patch
+"@vlandoss/run-run": patch
+"@vlandoss/starter": patch
+---
+
+Improve fatal error logging
diff --git a/packages/clibuddy/src/index.ts b/packages/clibuddy/src/index.ts
index e7fcd10..997a31c 100644
--- a/packages/clibuddy/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/clibuddy/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./colors";
+export * from "./run";
 export * from "./services";
 export * from "./version";
diff --git a/packages/clibuddy/src/run.ts b/packages/clibuddy/src/run.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..724cb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/clibuddy/src/run.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { isProcessOutput } from "./services/shell/utils";
+
+function hasMessage(error: unknown): error is { message: string } {
+  return (
+    typeof error === "object" &&
+    error !== null &&
+    "message" in error &&
+    typeof (error as { message: unknown }).message === "string"
+  );
+}
+
+function formatError(error: unknown): string {
+  if (hasMessage(error)) return error.message;
+  return String(error);
+}
+
+export async function run(fn: () => Promise<void>, logger: { error: (...args: unknown[]) => void }) {
+  try {
+    await fn();
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (!isProcessOutput(error)) {
+      logger.error(formatError(error));
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/run-run/src/main.ts b/packages/run-run/src/main.ts
index 5c2a65e..de8bf37 100644
--- a/packages/run-run/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/run-run/src/main.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-import { isProcessOutput } from "@vlandoss/clibuddy";
+import { run } from "@vlandoss/clibuddy";
 import { createProgram, type Options } from "./program";
 import { parseArgs } from "./program/parse-args";
 import { logger } from "./services/logger";
 
 export async function main(options: Options) {
-  try {
+  await run(async () => {
     const { program } = await createProgram(options);
     await program.parseAsync(parseArgs(), { from: "user" });
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (!isProcessOutput(error)) {
-      logger.error("Cannot run main successfully", error);
-    }
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  }, logger);
 }
diff --git a/packages/starter/src/main.ts b/packages/starter/src/main.ts
index f2a9450..4fb32a1 100644
--- a/packages/starter/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/starter/src/main.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
+import { run } from "@vlandoss/clibuddy";
 import { createProgram, type Options } from "./program";
 import { logger } from "./services/logger";
 
 export async function main(options: Options) {
-  try {
+  await run(async () => {
     const program = await createProgram(options);
     await program.parseAsync();
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error("Cannot run main successfully", error);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  }, logger);
 }