diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 0b7772c..a62d032 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ if (isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) && strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], '/index.ph
 }
 
 if (is_file(__DIR__ . '/config/config.yml')) {
-    Config::setFile(__DIR__ . '/config/config.yml');
+    try {
+        Config::setFile(__DIR__ . '/config/config.yml');
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        die('Could not load config file: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    }
 }
 
 // Create app.
@@ -50,7 +54,11 @@ $container['locale'] = LocaleManager::getInstance();
 $app->add(new LocaleMiddleware($container));
 
 // Smarty.
-$container['view'] = ViewFactory::create($container);
+try {
+    $container['view'] = ViewFactory::create($container);
+} catch (SmartyException $e) {
+    die('Could not load Smarty: ' . $e->getMessage());
+}
 
 // Controllers.
 $frontController = new FrontController($container);
@@ -105,4 +113,7 @@ try {
     $app->run();
 } catch (SmartyException $e) {
     die('Smarty could not compile the template file: ' . $e->getMessage());
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    // Last resort if the error has not been caught by the error handler for some reason.
+    die('Error when starting the app: ' . $e->getMessage());
 }