diff --git a/lib/events-reader.js b/lib/events-reader.js
index 42c796447..b093c1fb8 100644
--- a/lib/events-reader.js
+++ b/lib/events-reader.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = function (harvesterApp) {
         var docStream = hl();
 
         function EventsReader() {
+          this.stopped;
         }
 
         EventsReader.prototype.stop = function () {
@@ -265,9 +266,9 @@ module.exports = function (harvesterApp) {
         };
 
         EventsReader.prototype.exit = function (err) {
-            console.log(err);
+            console.error(err);
             debug('error occurred, force exit in order to respawn process');
-            process.exit(1);
+            // process.exit(1);
         };