diff --git a/packages/core/src/node/backend-application.ts b/packages/core/src/node/backend-application.ts
index 8926a0afd307f..cd8401f652971 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/node/backend-application.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/node/backend-application.ts
@@ -159,12 +159,7 @@ export class BackendApplication {
         protected readonly contributionsProvider: ContributionProvider<BackendApplicationContribution>,
         @inject(BackendApplicationCliContribution) protected readonly cliParams: BackendApplicationCliContribution) {
         process.on('uncaughtException', error => {
-            if (error) {
-                console.error('Uncaught Exception: ', error.toString());
-                if (error.stack) {
-                    console.error(error.stack);
-                }
-            }
+            this.handleUncaughtError(error);
         });
 
         // Workaround for Electron not installing a handler to ignore SIGPIPE error
@@ -335,4 +330,13 @@ export class BackendApplication {
         return this.stopwatch.startAsync(name, `Backend ${name}`, fn, { thresholdMillis: TIMER_WARNING_THRESHOLD });
     }
 
+    protected handleUncaughtError(error: Error): void {
+        if (error) {
+            console.error('Uncaught Exception: ', error.toString());
+            if (error.stack) {
+                console.error(error.stack);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }