diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index ff495015..fa229d2a 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -2776,9 +2776,9 @@
       }
     },
     "knub": {
-      "version": "27.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-27.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iA332KoD2LN4R6c24HFGxQc8QH2GwG5Az97Rie5eqT5KFiWV/f5UJ8EfWhIJ/bOmMHubtJ4j+tEdQIBidC+WxA==",
+      "version": "28.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/knub/-/knub-28.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dhLjlQP32AbkXoD0tUFrqa8/Emh/U5lvYXNCz+bIWiAlzYr1cQKRuh9qNjAL944sCWmtfhKXVMXRFS99P6M7qw==",
       "requires": {
         "escape-string-regexp": "^2.0.0",
         "knub-command-manager": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d8be4984..d110bee6 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "watch": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --onSuccess \"node start-dev.js\"",
     "build": "rimraf dist && tsc",
-    "start-bot-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r source-map-support/register -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js dist/backend/src/index.js",
-    "start-bot-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js dist/backend/src/index.js",
-    "start-api-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r source-map-support/register -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
-    "start-api-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
+    "start-bot-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=127.0.0.1:9229 dist/backend/src/index.js",
+    "start-bot-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict dist/backend/src/index.js",
+    "start-api-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=127.0.0.1:9239 dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
+    "start-api-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
     "typeorm": "node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js",
     "migrate-prod": "npm run typeorm -- migration:run",
     "migrate-dev": "npm run build && npm run typeorm -- migration:run",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "humanize-duration": "^3.15.0",
     "io-ts": "^2.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
-    "knub": "^27.0.0",
+    "knub": "^28.0.0",
     "knub-command-manager": "^7.0.0",
     "last-commit-log": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash.chunk": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 8490b3be..1128735d 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -24,33 +24,34 @@ const RECENT_DISCORD_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD = 5;
 setInterval(() => (recentPluginErrors = Math.max(0, recentPluginErrors - 1)), 2500);
 setInterval(() => (recentDiscordErrors = Math.max(0, recentDiscordErrors - 1)), 2500);
 
-function errorHandler(err) {
-  // tslint:disable:no-console
-  console.error(err);
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+  const errorHandler = err => {
+    // tslint:disable:no-console
+    console.error(err);
 
-  if (err instanceof PluginError) {
-    // Tolerate a few recent plugin errors before crashing
-    if (++recentPluginErrors >= RECENT_PLUGIN_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD) {
-      console.error(`Exiting after ${RECENT_PLUGIN_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD} plugin errors`);
+    if (err instanceof PluginError) {
+      // Tolerate a few recent plugin errors before crashing
+      if (++recentPluginErrors >= RECENT_PLUGIN_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD) {
+        console.error(`Exiting after ${RECENT_PLUGIN_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD} plugin errors`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+    } else if (err instanceof DiscordRESTError || err instanceof DiscordHTTPError) {
+      // Discord API errors, usually safe to just log instead of crash
+      // We still bail if we get a ton of them in a short amount of time
+      if (++recentDiscordErrors >= RECENT_DISCORD_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD) {
+        console.error(`Exiting after ${RECENT_DISCORD_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD} API errors`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // On other errors, crash immediately
       process.exit(1);
     }
-  } else if (err instanceof DiscordRESTError || err instanceof DiscordHTTPError) {
-    // Discord API errors, usually safe to just log instead of crash
-    // We still bail if we get a ton of them in a short amount of time
-    if (++recentDiscordErrors >= RECENT_DISCORD_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD) {
-      console.error(`Exiting after ${RECENT_DISCORD_ERROR_EXIT_THRESHOLD} API errors`);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  } else {
-    // On other errors, crash immediately
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  // tslint:enable:no-console
+    // tslint:enable:no-console
+  };
+
+  process.on("uncaughtException", errorHandler);
 }
 
-process.on("unhandledRejection", errorHandler);
-process.on("uncaughtException", errorHandler);
-
 // Verify required Node.js version
 const REQUIRED_NODE_VERSION = "10.14.2";
 const requiredParts = REQUIRED_NODE_VERSION.split(".").map(v => parseInt(v, 10));