diff --git a/src/clientManager.js b/src/clientManager.js
index ba56d6c1..c076494f 100644
--- a/src/clientManager.js
+++ b/src/clientManager.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ ClientManager.prototype.autoloadUsers = function() {
 	const users = this.getUsers();
 	const noUsersWarning = `There are currently no users. Create one with ${colors.bold("lounge add <name>")}.`;
 
+	// There was an error, already logged, but we have to crash the server as
+	// user directory could not be accessed
+	if (users === undefined) {
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (!users.length) {
 		log.info(noUsersWarning);
 	}
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ ClientManager.prototype.getUsers = function() {
 			}
 		});
 	} catch (e) {
-		log.error("Failed to get users", e);
+		log.error(`Failed to get users (${e})`);
 		return;
 	}
 	return users;
diff --git a/src/command-line/add.js b/src/command-line/add.js
index 198e6f4c..c88833d5 100644
--- a/src/command-line/add.js
+++ b/src/command-line/add.js
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ program
 		const manager = new ClientManager();
 		const users = manager.getUsers();
 
+		if (users === undefined) { // There was an error, already logged
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (users.indexOf(name) !== -1) {
 			log.error(`User ${colors.bold(name)} already exists.`);
 			return;
diff --git a/src/command-line/edit.js b/src/command-line/edit.js
index eb6ec671..b2da9450 100644
--- a/src/command-line/edit.js
+++ b/src/command-line/edit.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ program
 	.on("--help", Utils.extraHelp)
 	.action(function(name) {
 		var users = new ClientManager().getUsers();
+
+		if (users === undefined) { // There was an error, already logged
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (users.indexOf(name) === -1) {
 			log.error(`User ${colors.bold(name)} does not exist.`);
 			return;
diff --git a/src/command-line/list.js b/src/command-line/list.js
index df447c94..e10a7375 100644
--- a/src/command-line/list.js
+++ b/src/command-line/list.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ program
 		}
 
 		var users = new ClientManager().getUsers();
+
+		if (users === undefined) { // There was an error, already logged
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (!users.length) {
 			log.info(`There are currently no users. Create one with ${colors.bold("lounge add <name>")}.`);
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/command-line/remove.js b/src/command-line/remove.js
index e0a971bc..e15f13ff 100644
--- a/src/command-line/remove.js
+++ b/src/command-line/remove.js
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ program
 	.description("Remove an existing user")
 	.on("--help", Utils.extraHelp)
 	.action(function(name) {
-		var manager = new ClientManager();
-		if (manager.removeUser(name)) {
-			log.info(`User ${colors.bold(name)} removed.`);
-		} else {
-			log.error(`User ${colors.bold(name)} does not exist.`);
+		const manager = new ClientManager();
+
+		try {
+			if (manager.removeUser(name)) {
+				log.info(`User ${colors.bold(name)} removed.`);
+			} else {
+				log.error(`User ${colors.bold(name)} does not exist.`);
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// There was an error, already logged
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/src/command-line/reset.js b/src/command-line/reset.js
index 9546435e..6721ff4b 100644
--- a/src/command-line/reset.js
+++ b/src/command-line/reset.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ program
 	.on("--help", Utils.extraHelp)
 	.action(function(name) {
 		var users = new ClientManager().getUsers();
+
+		if (users === undefined) { // There was an error, already logged
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (users.indexOf(name) === -1) {
 			log.error(`User ${colors.bold(name)} does not exist.`);
 			return;