diff --git a/services/web/Makefile b/services/web/Makefile
index bfdfc0f52f..83b9075c8a 100644
--- a/services/web/Makefile
+++ b/services/web/Makefile
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ test_acceptance_app_stop_service:
 	docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS} stop -t 0 test_acceptance redis mongo
 
 test_acceptance_app_run:
-	docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS} exec -T test_acceptance npm -q run test:acceptance -- ${MOCHA_ARGS}
+	@docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS} exec -T test_acceptance npm -q run test:acceptance -- ${MOCHA_ARGS}; \
+	if [ $$? -eq 137 ]; then \
+		echo "\nOh dear, it looks like the web process crashed! To see why, run:\n\n\tdocker-compose logs test_acceptance\n"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
 
 test_acceptance_modules:
 	@set -e; \