diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/log_subscriber.rb b/lib/solid_queue/log_subscriber.rb
index 96fb19bf..e6cb8771 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/log_subscriber.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/log_subscriber.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ def immediate_termination(event)
     info formatted_event(event, action: "Supervisor terminated immediately", **event.payload.slice(:process_id, :supervisor_pid, :supervised_processes))
   end
 
+  def supervisor_initialisation(event)
+    if event.payload.slice(:exception).any?
+      error formatted_event(event, action: "Supervisor failed to initialise", **event.payload.slice(:exception))
+    end
+  end
+
   def unhandled_signal_error(event)
     error formatted_event(event, action: "Received unhandled signal", **event.payload.slice(:signal))
   end
diff --git a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
index 7d010593..2d917f2b 100644
--- a/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
+++ b/lib/solid_queue/supervisor.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ def start(**options)
         SolidQueue.supervisor = true
         configuration = Configuration.new(**options)
 
-        if configuration.valid?
-          new(configuration).tap(&:start)
-        else
-          abort configuration.errors.full_messages.join("\n") + "\nExiting..."
+        SolidQueue.instrument(:supervisor_initialisation, process: self) do
+          if configuration.valid?
+            new(configuration).tap(&:start)
+          else
+            abort configuration.errors.full_messages.join("\n") + "\nExiting..."
+          end
         end
       end
     end