diff --git a/app/scripts/popup-core.js b/app/scripts/popup-core.js
index 0c97a5d19..ae8539a30 100644
--- a/app/scripts/popup-core.js
+++ b/app/scripts/popup-core.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function setupControllerConnection (connectionStream, cb) {
 
 function setupApp (err, accountManager) {
   if (err) {
-    alert(err.stack)
+    log.error(err.stack)
     throw err
   }