diff --git a/bin/node/src/commands/node.rs b/bin/node/src/commands/node.rs
index 131f7747d9..d9ff61bc11 100644
--- a/bin/node/src/commands/node.rs
+++ b/bin/node/src/commands/node.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ impl NodeCommand {
             .with_supervisor_rpc_config(supervisor_rpc_config.unwrap_or_default())
             .build()
             .start()
-            .await;
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                error!(target: "rollup_node", "Failed to start rollup node service: {e}");
+                anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e)
+            })?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs b/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
index ee7950c9df..973ca95691 100644
--- a/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
+++ b/crates/node/service/src/service/core.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub trait RollupNodeService {
     async fn supervisor_ext(&self) -> Option<Self::SupervisorExt>;
 
     /// Starts the rollup node service.
-    async fn start(&self) {
+    async fn start(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
         // Create a global cancellation token for graceful shutdown of tasks.
         let cancellation = CancellationToken::new();
 
@@ -233,5 +233,6 @@ pub trait RollupNodeService {
                 (self.mode() == NodeMode::Sequencer).then_some((sequencer, sequencer_context))
             ]
         );
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/node/service/src/service/util.rs b/crates/node/service/src/service/util.rs
index d4b7c15ce2..7fc039c5ae 100644
--- a/crates/node/service/src/service/util.rs
+++ b/crates/node/service/src/service/util.rs
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ macro_rules! spawn_and_wait {
                     tracing::error!(target: "rollup_node", "Critical error in sub-routine: {e}");
                     // Cancel all tasks and gracefully shutdown.
                     $cancellation.cancel();
+                    return Err(e);
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
+                    let error_msg = format!("Task join error: {e}");
+                    // Log the error and cancel all tasks.
                     tracing::error!(target: "rollup_node", "Task join error: {e}");
                     // Cancel all tasks and gracefully shutdown.
                     $cancellation.cancel();
+                    return Err(error_msg);
                 }
             }
         }