diff --git a/devnet/start.sh b/devnet/start.sh
index 972d754..a0338fd 100755
--- a/devnet/start.sh
+++ b/devnet/start.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 if [ ! -d /work/xdcchain/XDC/chaindata ]; then
     echo $PRIVATE_KEY >>/tmp/key
     wallet=$(XDC account import --password .pwd --datadir /work/xdcchain /tmp/key | awk -F '[{}]' '{print $2}')
-    XDC init --datadir /work/xdcchain /work/genesis.json
+    XDC --datadir /work/xdcchain init /work/genesis.json 2>&1 | tee /work/xdcchain/init.log
+    init_status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+    if [ "$init_status" -ne 0 ]
+    then
+      exit "$init_status"
+    fi
 else
     wallet=$(XDC account list --datadir /work/xdcchain | head -n 1 | awk -F '[{}]' '{print $2}')
 fi
diff --git a/mainnet/start-node.sh b/mainnet/start-node.sh
index 4cec61a..da5e97b 100755
--- a/mainnet/start-node.sh
+++ b/mainnet/start-node.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ if [ ! -d /work/xdcchain/XDC/chaindata ]; then
     if [ -f "$coinbasefile" ]; then
         echo "$coinbaseaddr" >"$coinbasefile"
     fi
-    XDC init --datadir /work/xdcchain /work/genesis.json
+    XDC --datadir /work/xdcchain init /work/genesis.json 2>&1 | tee /work/xdcchain/init.log
+    init_status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+    if [ "$init_status" -ne 0 ]
+    then
+      exit "$init_status"
+    fi
 else
     wallet=$(XDC account list --datadir /work/xdcchain | head -n 1 | awk -F '[{}]' '{print $2}')
 fi
diff --git a/testnet/start-apothem.sh b/testnet/start-apothem.sh
index 188f36e..22ae313 100755
--- a/testnet/start-apothem.sh
+++ b/testnet/start-apothem.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ if [ ! -d /work/xdcchain/XDC/chaindata ]; then
         echo "$coinbaseaddr" >"$coinbasefile"
         cat xdcchain/keystore/* >>"$coinbasefile"
     fi
-    XDC init --datadir /work/xdcchain /work/genesis.json
+    XDC --datadir /work/xdcchain init /work/genesis.json 2>&1 | tee /work/xdcchain/init.log
+    init_status=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+    if [ "$init_status" -ne 0 ]
+    then
+      exit "$init_status"
+    fi
 else
     wallet=$(XDC account list --datadir /work/xdcchain | head -n 1 | awk -F '[{}]' '{print $2}')
     echo "wallet: $wallet"