diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index f99f30bd..e3314b7a 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ function Bitcoin(options) {
 
   // available bitcoind nodes
   this._initClients();
+
+  this.on('error', function(err) {
+    log.error(err.stack);
+  });
 }
 util.inherits(Bitcoin, Service);
 
@@ -429,7 +433,6 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._updateTip = function(node, message) {
     node.client.getBlock(self.tiphash, function(err, response) {
       if (err) {
         var error = self._wrapRPCError(err);
-        log.error(error);
         self.emit('error', error);
       } else {
         self.height = response.result.height;
@@ -441,7 +444,6 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._updateTip = function(node, message) {
     if(!self.node.stopping) {
       self.syncPercentage(function(err, percentage) {
         if (err) {
-          log.error(err);
           self.emit('error', err);
         } else {
           if (Math.round(percentage) >= 100) {