diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a866b3a..107307e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ clean:
 test: image
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -e DEBUG=1 $(IMAGE_NAME)/$(IMAGE_TAG)
 
+test-release: image
+	$(DOCKER) run --rm -p 80:80 -p 443:443 $(IMAGE_NAME)/$(IMAGE_TAG)
+
 test-bash: image
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -e DEBUG=1 -it $(IMAGE_NAME)/$(IMAGE_TAG) bash
 
diff --git a/image/src/backend/router.py b/image/src/backend/router.py
index b4ffff2..3c3a31d 100644
--- a/image/src/backend/router.py
+++ b/image/src/backend/router.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import os
-import json
 import inspect
 import logging
-import contextlib
+import traceback
 
 # Import typing utilities
 from typing import Union
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@
 # Import starlette utilities
 from starlette.routing import Route, WebSocketRoute
 from starlette.requests import Request
-from starlette.responses import Response, JSONResponse
+from starlette.responses import Response, JSONResponse, PlainTextResponse
 from starlette.websockets import WebSocket
 from starlette.applications import Starlette
 
@@ -237,5 +236,11 @@ def initialize():
             # Set the new logging formatter
             handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
+    # Create exception handler
+    exception_handlers = {
+        # When any exception occurs, return an exception string
+        Exception: lambda request, exception: PlainTextResponse(str(exception), 500)
+    }
+
     # Initialize the starlette application
-    return Starlette(debug=DEBUG, routes=router.routes)
+    return Starlette(debug=DEBUG, routes=router.routes, exception_handlers=exception_handlers)