diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
index f8cb8dc60..acae2d035 100644
--- a/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -105,11 +105,10 @@ void am(
     },
     async (error: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
         logger.error('API-GLOBAL-ERROR %s %s', error.message, error.stack);
-        shutdownApiEvent();
         if (server) {
             await server?.close?.();
         }
-
+        shutdownApiEvent();
         // Kill application
         process.exitCode = 1;
     }
diff --git a/api/src/store/modules/config.ts b/api/src/store/modules/config.ts
index 878f09937..e76f89749 100644
--- a/api/src/store/modules/config.ts
+++ b/api/src/store/modules/config.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const loadConfigFile = createAsyncThunk<
             }
             return newConfigFile;
         } catch (error: unknown) {
-            logger.warn('Config file is corrupted, recreating config', error);
+            logger.warn('Config file is corrupted with error: %o - recreating config', error);
             const config = getWriteableConfig(initialState, 'flash');
             const newConfig = generateApiKeysIfNotExistent(config);
             newConfig.remote.wanaccess = 'no';