diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-terms-dress.md b/.changeset/twenty-terms-dress.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99acaf612a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-terms-dress.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updated backend to write stack trace when the backend fails to start up.
+
+To apply this change to your Backstage installation, make the following change to `packages/backend/src/index.ts`
+
+```diff
+    cors:
+    origin: http://localhost:3000
+-    console.error(`Backend failed to start up, ${error}`);
++    console.error('Backend failed to start up', error);
+```
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 70bc66bcdd..ef05fa50ee 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ async function main() {
 
 module.hot?.accept();
 main().catch(error => {
-  console.error(`Backend failed to start up, ${error}`);
+  console.error('Backend failed to start up', error);
   process.exit(1);
 });