diff --git a/packages/backend/src/GlobalModule.ts b/packages/backend/src/GlobalModule.ts
index cc6a44ed63..a7ddc9bb35 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/GlobalModule.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/GlobalModule.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const $db: Provider = {
 			const db = createPostgresDataSource(config);
 			return await db.initialize();
 		} catch (e) {
-			console.log(e);
+			console.error('failed to initialize database connection', e);
 			throw e;
 		}
 	},