diff --git a/core/bootstrap/stage2.factor b/core/bootstrap/stage2.factor
index c601ba7671..1a9bdd599a 100755
--- a/core/bootstrap/stage2.factor
+++ b/core/bootstrap/stage2.factor
@@ -88,5 +88,7 @@ IN: bootstrap.stage2
         "output-image" get resource-path save-image-and-exit
     ] if
 ] [
-    print-error :c "listener" vocab-main execute 1 exit
+    print-error :c restarts.
+    "listener" vocab-main execute
+    1 exit
 ] recover