diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
index da32bd5..dac4756 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config = [{
                 },
                 {
                     'name': 'launch_browser',
-                    'default': 1,
+                    'default': True,
                     'type': 'bool',
                     'description': 'Launch the browser when I start.',
                     'wizard': True,
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
index 5de1c13..1de3b68 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Core(Plugin):
 
         addEvent('app.crappy_shutdown', self.shutdown)
         addEvent('app.crappy_restart', self.crappyRestart)
-        addEvent('app.load', self.launchBrowser, priority = 100)
+        addEvent('app.load', self.launchBrowser, priority = 1)
         addEvent('app.base_url', self.createBaseUrl)
 
         addEvent('setting.save.core.password', self.md5Password)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/event.py b/couchpotato/core/event.py
index 46b7618..fd1cdda 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/event.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/event.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def runHandler(name, handler, *args, **kwargs):
     except:
         log.error('Error in event "%s", that wasn\'nt caught: %s' % (name, traceback.format_exc()))
 
-def addEvent(name, handler, priority = 0):
+def addEvent(name, handler, priority = 100):
 
     if events.get(name):
         e = events[name]
diff --git a/couchpotato/runner.py b/couchpotato/runner.py
index 1b2f1e6..e8e1465 100644
--- a/couchpotato/runner.py
+++ b/couchpotato/runner.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from couchpotato import web
 from couchpotato.api import api
-from couchpotato.core.event import fireEventAsync
+from couchpotato.core.event import fireEventAsync, fireEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import getDataDir, tryInt
 from daemon import createDaemon
 from logging import handlers
 from werkzeug.contrib.cache import FileSystemCache
 import logging
 import os.path
+import socket
 import sys
+import time
+import traceback
 
 def getOptions(base_path, args):
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args, handle = None):
     server_log.disabled = True
 
     # Only run once when debugging
+    fire_load = False
     if os.environ.get('WERKZEUG_RUN_MAIN') or not debug or options.binary_port:
 
         # Logger
@@ -146,10 +150,10 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args, handle = None):
         from couchpotato.core.settings.model import setup
         setup()
 
-        fireEventAsync('app.load')
-
         if initialize:
-            fireEventAsync('app.initialize')
+            fireEvent('app.initialize')
+
+        fire_load = True
 
     # Create app
     from couchpotato import app
@@ -174,7 +178,16 @@ def runCouchPotato(options, base_path, args, handle = None):
     app.register_blueprint(web, url_prefix = '%s/' % url_base)
     app.register_blueprint(api, url_prefix = '%s/%s/' % (url_base, api_key))
 
-    # Go go go!
+    # Some logging and fire load event
     try: log.info('Starting server on port %(port)s' % config)
     except: pass
-    app.run(**config)
+    if fire_load: fireEventAsync('app.load')
+
+    # Go go go!
+    try:
+        app.run(**config)
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+        raise
+    except:
+        log.error('Failed starting: %s' % traceback.format_exc())
+        raise