diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models.command.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models.command.ts
index aafe50fc9..17af50c0f 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models.command.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models.command.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ModelStopCommand } from './models/model-stop.command';
 import { ModelPullCommand } from './models/model-pull.command';
 import { ModelRemoveCommand } from './models/model-remove.command';
 import { ModelUpdateCommand } from './models/model-update.command';
+import { RunCommand } from './shortcuts/run.command';
 
 @SubCommand({
   name: 'models',
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { ModelUpdateCommand } from './models/model-update.command';
     ModelGetCommand,
     ModelRemoveCommand,
     ModelUpdateCommand,
+    RunCommand,
   ],
   description: 'Subcommands for managing models',
 })
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models/model-start.command.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models/model-start.command.ts
index 7eee1f990..02e29b065 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models/model-start.command.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/models/model-start.command.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class ModelStartCommand extends CommandRunner {
       /^(http|https):\/\/[^/]+\/.*/.test(existingModel.files[0])
     ) {
       console.error(
-        `${modelId} not found on filesystem. Please try 'cortex pull ${modelId}' first.`,
+        `The model ${modelId} not found on filesystem.\nPlease try 'cortex pull ${modelId}' first.`,
       );
       process.exit(1);
     }
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/shortcuts/run.command.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/shortcuts/run.command.ts
index beee3ec45..0ebbca61b 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/shortcuts/run.command.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/shortcuts/run.command.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ export class RunCommand extends CommandRunner {
         exit(1);
       }
     }
-
     // If not exist
     // Try Pull
     if (!(await this.modelsCliUsecases.getModel(modelId))) {
-      console.log(
-        `${modelId} not found on filesystem. Downloading from remote: https://huggingface.co/cortexso if possible.`,
-      );
       await this.modelsCliUsecases.pullModel(modelId).catch((e: Error) => {
         if (e instanceof ModelNotFoundException)
           console.error('Model does not exist.');
@@ -78,6 +74,7 @@ export class RunCommand extends CommandRunner {
       process.exit(1);
     }
 
+    // Check model compatibility on this machine
     checkModelCompatibility(modelId);
 
     const engine = existingModel.engine || Engines.llamaCPP;
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/chat.cli.usecases.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/chat.cli.usecases.ts
index 710a13902..ba78119ef 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/chat.cli.usecases.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/chat.cli.usecases.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class ChatCliUsecases {
     attach: boolean = true,
     stopModel: boolean = true,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    if (attach) console.log(`Inorder to exit, type '${this.exitClause}'.`);
+    if (attach) console.log(`In order to exit, type '${this.exitClause}'.`);
     const thread = await this.getOrCreateNewThread(modelId, threadId);
     const messages: ChatCompletionMessage[] = (
       await this.messagesUsecases.getLastMessagesByThread(thread.id, 10)
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/models.cli.usecases.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/models.cli.usecases.ts
index cb140559e..593f28ecb 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/models.cli.usecases.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/commanders/usecases/models.cli.usecases.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import { ModelsUsecases } from '@/usecases/models/models.usecases';
 import { Model } from '@/domain/models/model.interface';
 import { InquirerService } from 'nest-commander';
 import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Presets, SingleBar } from 'cli-progress';
 
-import { HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
 import { StartModelSuccessDto } from '@/infrastructure/dtos/models/start-model-success.dto';
 import { UpdateModelDto } from '@/infrastructure/dtos/models/update-model.dto';
 import { FileManagerService } from '@/infrastructure/services/file-manager/file-manager.service';
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ import { load } from 'js-yaml';
 import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { isLocalModel } from '@/utils/normalize-model-id';
 import { HuggingFaceRepoSibling } from '@/domain/models/huggingface.interface';
+import { printLastErrorLines } from '@/utils/logs';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ModelsCliUsecases {
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ export class ModelsCliUsecases {
     private readonly modelsUsecases: ModelsUsecases,
     @Inject(InquirerService)
     private readonly inquirerService: InquirerService,
-    private readonly httpService: HttpService,
     private readonly fileService: FileManagerService,
   ) {}
 
@@ -40,11 +38,16 @@ export class ModelsCliUsecases {
         ...parsedPreset,
       }))
       .then((settings) => this.modelsUsecases.startModel(modelId, settings))
-      .catch(() => {
-        return {
-          modelId: modelId,
-          message: 'Model not found',
-        };
+      .catch(async (e) => {
+        console.error('Model start failed with reason:', e.message);
+
+        printLastErrorLines(await this.fileService.getDataFolderPath(), 5)
+
+        console.log(
+          'For more information, please check the logs at: %s',
+          join(await this.fileService.getDataFolderPath(), 'cortex.log'),
+        );
+        process.exit(1);
       });
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +117,11 @@ export class ModelsCliUsecases {
       console.error('Model already exists');
       process.exit(1);
     }
+    // Checking dependencies
+
+    console.log(
+      `The model ${modelId} not found on filesystem.\nDownloading from remote: https://huggingface.co/cortexso...`,
+    );
     await this.modelsUsecases.pullModel(modelId, true, (files) => {
       return new Promise<HuggingFaceRepoSibling>(async (resolve) => {
         const listChoices = files
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/usecases/cortex/cortex.usecases.ts b/cortex-js/src/usecases/cortex/cortex.usecases.ts
index 2410b34bf..50e7dc969 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/usecases/cortex/cortex.usecases.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/usecases/cortex/cortex.usecases.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   CORTEX_CPP_PROCESS_DESTROY_URL,
   CORTEX_JS_STOP_API_SERVER_URL,
 } from '@/infrastructure/constants/cortex';
+import { createWriteStream, openSync } from 'fs';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class CortexUsecases {
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ export class CortexUsecases {
 
   /**
    * Start the Cortex CPP process
-   * @param attach 
-   * @returns 
+   * @param attach
+   * @returns
    */
   async startCortex(
     attach: boolean = false,
@@ -55,11 +56,16 @@ export class CortexUsecases {
       'cortex-cpp',
     );
 
+    const writer = openSync(
+      join(await this.fileManagerService.getDataFolderPath(), 'cortex.log'),
+      'a+',
+    );
+
     // go up one level to get the binary folder, have to also work on windows
     this.cortexProcess = spawn(cortexCppPath, args, {
       detached: !attach,
       cwd: cortexCppFolderPath,
-      stdio: attach ? 'inherit' : undefined,
+      stdio: [0, writer, writer],
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES: '0',
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/usecases/models/models.usecases.ts b/cortex-js/src/usecases/models/models.usecases.ts
index 668514764..e332eb497 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/usecases/models/models.usecases.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/usecases/models/models.usecases.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class ModelsUsecases {
         modelId,
       };
     }
-
+    console.log('Loading model...');
     // update states and emitting event
     this.activeModelStatuses[modelId] = {
       model: modelId,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export class ModelsUsecases {
           e,
           TelemetrySource.CORTEX_CPP,
         );
-        return {
+        throw {
           message: e.message,
           modelId,
         };
diff --git a/cortex-js/src/utils/logs.ts b/cortex-js/src/utils/logs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..085be60a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex-js/src/utils/logs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { createReadStream } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { createInterface } from 'readline';
+
+/**
+ * Print the last N lines of a file that contain the word 'ERROR'
+ * @param filename
+ * @param numLines
+ */
+export async function printLastErrorLines(
+  dataFolderPath: string,
+  numLines: number = 5,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const errorLines: string[] = [];
+
+  const fileStream = createReadStream(join(dataFolderPath, 'cortex.log'));
+  const rl = createInterface({
+    input: fileStream,
+    crlfDelay: Infinity,
+  });
+
+  for await (const line of rl) {
+    errorLines.push(line);
+    if (errorLines.length > numLines) {
+      errorLines.shift();
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Last errors:`);
+  errorLines.forEach((line) => console.log(line));
+  console.log('...');
+}