diff --git a/src/cli/Directive.ts b/src/cli/Directive.ts
index 5f9ba2e..2c9c068 100644
--- a/src/cli/Directive.ts
+++ b/src/cli/Directive.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export abstract class Directive extends AppClass {
             } catch (e: unknown) {
                 if ( e instanceof Error ) {
                     this.nativeOutput(e.message)
+                    this.error(e)
                 }
 
                 if ( e instanceof OptionValidationError ) {