diff --git a/app/src/app.module.ts b/app/src/app.module.ts
index 6df9e91d..35f691fe 100644
--- a/app/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/app/src/app.module.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 
-export async function getRootModule (plugins: any[]): Promise<any> {
+export function getRootModule (plugins: any[]) {
     let imports = [
         BrowserModule,
         ...(plugins.map(x => x.default.forRoot ? x.default.forRoot() : x.default)),
diff --git a/app/src/entry.ts b/app/src/entry.ts
index a40a7193..5f7e6c40 100644
--- a/app/src/entry.ts
+++ b/app/src/entry.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import 'rxjs'
 // Always land on the start view
 location.hash = ''
 
-import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core'
+import { enableProdMode, NgModuleRef } from '@angular/core'
 import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic'
 
 import { getRootModule } from './app.module'
-import { findPlugins, loadPlugins } from './plugins'
+import { findPlugins, loadPlugins, IPluginInfo } from './plugins'
 
 if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     process.env.HOME = process.env.HOMEDRIVE + process.env.HOMEPATH
@@ -22,10 +22,29 @@ if (require('electron-is-dev')) {
     enableProdMode()
 }
 
-findPlugins().then(async plugins => {
+async function bootstrap (plugins: IPluginInfo[], safeMode = false): Promise<NgModuleRef<any>> {
+    if (safeMode) {
+        plugins = plugins.filter(x => x.isBuiltin)
+    }
     let pluginsModules = await loadPlugins(plugins, (current, total) => {
         (document.querySelector('.progress .bar') as HTMLElement).style.width = 100 * current / total + '%'
     })
-    let module = await getRootModule(pluginsModules)
-    platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(module)
+    let module = getRootModule(pluginsModules)
+    return await platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(module)
+}
+
+findPlugins().then(async plugins => {
+    console.log('Starting with plugins:', plugins)
+    try {
+        await bootstrap(plugins)
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Angular bootstrapping error:', error)
+        console.warn('Trying safe mode')
+        window['safeModeReason'] = error
+        try {
+            await bootstrap(plugins, true)
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Bootstrap failed:', error)
+        }
+    }
 })
diff --git a/app/src/plugins.ts b/app/src/plugins.ts
index 4480275e..21a4200f 100644
--- a/app/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/app/src/plugins.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (process.env.DEV) {
     nodeModule.globalPaths.unshift(path.dirname(require('electron').remote.app.getAppPath()))
 }
 
-const builtinPluginsPath = path.join((process as any).resourcesPath, 'builtin-plugins')
+const builtinPluginsPath = process.env.DEV ? path.dirname(require('electron').remote.app.getAppPath()) : path.join((process as any).resourcesPath, 'builtin-plugins')
 
 const userPluginsPath = path.join(
     require('electron').remote.app.getPath('appData'),
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts b/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
index aa6a38df..30940085 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
+++ b/terminus-core/src/components/appRoot.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Inject, Input, HostListener } from '@angular/core'
 import { trigger, style, animate, transition, state } from '@angular/animations'
+import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
 
 import { ElectronService } from '../services/electron.service'
 import { HostAppService, Platform } from '../services/hostApp.service'
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import { DockingService } from '../services/docking.service'
 import { TabRecoveryService } from '../services/tabRecovery.service'
 import { ThemesService } from '../services/themes.service'
 
+import { SafeModeModalComponent } from './safeModeModal.component'
 import { AppService, IToolbarButton, ToolbarButtonProvider } from '../api'
 
 @Component({
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export class AppRootComponent {
         public app: AppService,
         @Inject(ToolbarButtonProvider) private toolbarButtonProviders: ToolbarButtonProvider[],
         log: LogService,
+        ngbModal: NgbModal,
         _themes: ThemesService,
     ) {
         this.logger = log.create('main')
@@ -104,6 +107,10 @@ export class AppRootComponent {
         this.hotkeys.globalHotkey.subscribe(() => {
             this.onGlobalHotkey()
         })
+
+        if (window['safeModeReason']) {
+            ngbModal.open(SafeModeModalComponent)
+        }
     }
 
     onGlobalHotkey () {
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.pug b/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.pug
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d55cc7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.pug
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.modal-body
+    .alert.alert-danger Terminus could not start with your plugins, so all third party plugins have been disabled in this session. The error was:
+        
+    pre {{error}}
+
+.modal-footer
+    button.btn.btn-outline-primary((click)='close()') Close
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.ts b/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33a5b605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminus-core/src/components/safeModeModal.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core'
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
+
+@Component({
+    template: require('./safeModeModal.component.pug'),
+})
+export class SafeModeModalComponent {
+    @Input() error: Error
+
+    constructor (
+        public modalInstance: NgbActiveModal,
+    ) {
+        this.error = window['safeModeReason']
+    }
+
+    close () {
+        this.modalInstance.dismiss()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/index.ts b/terminus-core/src/index.ts
index 9c64e3ea..f222abdb 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/terminus-core/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ThemesService } from './services/themes.service'
 
 import { AppRootComponent } from './components/appRoot.component'
 import { TabBodyComponent } from './components/tabBody.component'
+import { SafeModeModalComponent } from './components/safeModeModal.component'
 import { StartPageComponent } from './components/startPage.component'
 import { TabHeaderComponent } from './components/tabHeader.component'
 import { TitleBarComponent } from './components/titleBar.component'
@@ -65,9 +66,11 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
         TitleBarComponent,
         WindowControlsComponent,
         RenameTabModalComponent,
+        SafeModeModalComponent,
     ],
     entryComponents: [
         RenameTabModalComponent,
+        SafeModeModalComponent,
     ]
 })
 export default class AppModule {
diff --git a/terminus-core/src/theme.scss b/terminus-core/src/theme.scss
index 7f172715..93d13eee 100644
--- a/terminus-core/src/theme.scss
+++ b/terminus-core/src/theme.scss
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ $list-group-border-color:  rgba(255,255,255,.1);
 $list-group-hover-bg: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
 $list-group-link-active-bg: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
 
+$pre-bg: $dropdown-bg;
+$pre-color: $dropdown-link-color;
+
+$alert-danger-bg: $body-bg2;
+$alert-danger-text: $red;
+$alert-danger-border: $red;
+
 
 @import '~bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss';