diff --git a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
index ba934a83129..4c968c2758a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/cli/versions.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- changelogEntry:
+    - summary: |
+        Log error message logging when encountering doc errors during preview server initiation.
+      type: fix
+  irVersion: 53
+  version: 0.45.0-rc42
+
 - changelogEntry:
     - summary: Fixes bug introduced in 0.45.0-rc33 where version slugs were not being generated correctly.
       type: fix
diff --git a/packages/cli/docs-preview/src/runPreviewServer.ts b/packages/cli/docs-preview/src/runPreviewServer.ts
index 23f157bfc9f..85c3b9a0c70 100644
--- a/packages/cli/docs-preview/src/runPreviewServer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/docs-preview/src/runPreviewServer.ts
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ export async function runPreviewServer({
                 context.logger.error("Failed to read docs configuration. Rendering last successful configuration.");
             }
             if (err instanceof Error) {
+                context.logger.error(err.message);
                 if (err instanceof Error && err.stack) {
-                    context.logger.debug(`${err.message}\n${err.stack}`);
+                    context.logger.debug(`Stack Trace:\n${err.stack}`);
                 }
             }
             return docsDefinition;