diff --git a/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserApplication.java b/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserApplication.java
index 9210705d..4af6bb80 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserApplication.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserApplication.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cloud.release.internal;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.release.internal.spring.SpringReleaser;
 @SpringBootApplication
 public class ReleaserApplication implements CommandLineRunner {
 
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReleaserApplication.class);
+
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ReleaserApplication.class);
 		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
@@ -38,7 +42,11 @@ public class ReleaserApplication implements CommandLineRunner {
 
 	@Override public void run(String... strings) throws Exception {
 		Options options = this.parser.parse(strings);
-		this.releaser.release(options);
+		try {
+			this.releaser.release(options);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			log.error("Exception occurred for the releaser", e);
+		}
 		System.exit(0);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/SpringReleaser.java b/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/SpringReleaser.java
index a349873f..61a5bd05 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/SpringReleaser.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-release-tools-spring/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/spring/SpringReleaser.java
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ public class SpringReleaser {
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(options.startFrom)) {
 			int projectIndex = filteredProjects.indexOf(options.startFrom);
 			if (projectIndex < 0) throw new IllegalStateException("Project [" + options.startFrom + "] not found");
-			filteredProjects = filteredProjects.subList(projectIndex, projects.size());
+			if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				log.debug("Index of project [{}] is [{}]", options.startFrom, projectIndex);
+			}
+			filteredProjects = filteredProjects.subList(projectIndex, filteredProjects.size());
 			options.startFrom = "";
 		} else if (!options.taskNames.isEmpty()) {
 			filteredProjects = filteredProjects.stream()