diff --git a/cmd/klotho/down.go b/cmd/klotho/down.go
index 41bae14f..702af3e2 100644
--- a/cmd/klotho/down.go
+++ b/cmd/klotho/down.go
@@ -62,20 +62,19 @@ func getProjectPath(ctx context.Context, inputPath string) (string, error) {
 	log.Debug("Waiting for Python server to start")
 	if downConfig.debugMode != "" {
 		// Don't add a timeout in case there are breakpoints in the language host before an address is printed
-		select {
-		case <-srvState.HasAddr:
-		case <-srvState.HasErr:
-			return "", srvState.Error
-		}
+		<-srvState.Done
 	} else {
 		select {
-		case <-srvState.HasAddr:
+		case <-srvState.Done:
 		case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
 			return "", errors.New("timeout waiting for Python server to start")
-		case <-srvState.HasErr:
-			return "", srvState.Error
 		}
 	}
+
+	if srvState.Error != nil {
+		return "", srvState.Error
+	}
+
 	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(srvState.Address, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to Python server: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/k2/language_host/ir_service.go b/pkg/k2/language_host/ir_service.go
index 7356847e..c04f5080 100644
--- a/pkg/k2/language_host/ir_service.go
+++ b/pkg/k2/language_host/ir_service.go
@@ -34,21 +34,19 @@ func (irs *LanguageHost) Start(ctx context.Context, debug DebugConfig, pythonPat
 	log.Debug("Waiting for Python server to start")
 	if debug.Enabled() {
 		// Don't add a timeout in case there are breakpoints in the language host before an address is printed
-		select {
-		case <-srvState.HasAddr:
-		case <-srvState.HasErr:
-			return srvState.Error
-		}
+		<-srvState.Done
 	} else {
 		select {
-		case <-srvState.HasAddr:
+		case <-srvState.Done:
 		case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
 			return errors.New("timeout waiting for Python server to start")
-		case <-srvState.HasErr:
-			return srvState.Error
 		}
 	}
 
+	if srvState.Error != nil {
+		return srvState.Error
+	}
+
 	irs.conn, err = grpc.NewClient(srvState.Address, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to Python server: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/k2/language_host/language_host.go b/pkg/k2/language_host/language_host.go
index 9069df5e..0f33f152 100644
--- a/pkg/k2/language_host/language_host.go
+++ b/pkg/k2/language_host/language_host.go
@@ -25,15 +25,13 @@ type ServerState struct {
 	Log     *zap.SugaredLogger
 	Address string
 	Error   error
-	HasErr  chan error
-	HasAddr chan struct{}
+	Done    chan struct{}
 }
 
 func NewServerState(log *zap.SugaredLogger) *ServerState {
 	return &ServerState{
-		Log:     log,
-		HasErr:  make(chan error),
-		HasAddr: make(chan struct{}),
+		Log:  log,
+		Done: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,20 +43,25 @@ func (f *ServerState) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		return len(b), nil
 	}
 	s := string(b)
-	matches := listenOnPattern.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+
+	// captures the gRPC server address
+	matches := exceptionPattern.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+	if len(matches) >= 2 {
+		f.Error = errors.New(strings.TrimSpace(matches[1]))
+		f.Log.Debug(s)
+	}
+
+	// captures a fatal error in the language host that occurs before the address is printed to stdout
+	matches = listenOnPattern.FindStringSubmatch(s)
 	if len(matches) >= 2 {
 		// address is the first match
 		f.Address = matches[1]
 		f.Log.Debugf("Found language host listening on %s", f.Address)
-		close(f.HasAddr)
-	}
-	matches = exceptionPattern.FindStringSubmatch(s)
-	if len(matches) >= 2 {
-		f.Error = errors.New(strings.TrimSpace(matches[1]))
-		close(f.HasErr)
-		close(f.HasAddr)
 	}
 
+	if f.Address != "" || f.Error != nil {
+		close(f.Done)
+	}
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tui/log_core.go b/pkg/tui/log_core.go
index d9604107..c2f478dd 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/log_core.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/log_core.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (c *LogCore) With(f []zapcore.Field) zapcore.Core {
 			if c.verbosity.CombineLogs() {
 				field.AddTo(nc.enc)
 			}
-			// else (if the field is the construct and we're not combining errors) don't add it to the encoder
+			// else (if the field is the construct, and we're not combining logs) don't add it to the encoder
 			// because the log lines will already be in its own construct section of the output.
 		} else {
 			field.AddTo(nc.enc)
diff --git a/pkg/tui/model.go b/pkg/tui/model.go
index c0e999a9..06c3d0c8 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/model.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/model.go
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ func (m *model) viewCompact() string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(m.constructs) > 0 && len(m.errors) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteRune('\n')
+	}
 	for _, log := range m.errors {
 		sb.WriteString(log)
 		sb.WriteRune('\n')
@@ -326,6 +329,12 @@ func (m *model) viewVerbose() string {
 		m.renderConstructBox(lines, sb)
 		sb.WriteRune('\n') // extra newline to separate constructs
 	}
+
+	for _, log := range m.errors {
+		sb.WriteString(log)
+		sb.WriteRune('\n')
+	}
+
 	s := sb.String()
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tui/verbosity.go b/pkg/tui/verbosity.go
index 54261dda..de31cbcb 100644
--- a/pkg/tui/verbosity.go
+++ b/pkg/tui/verbosity.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (v Verbosity) LogLevel() zapcore.Level {
 	}
 }
 
-// CombineLogs controls whether to show all errors commingled in the TUI.
+// CombineLogs controls whether to show all logs commingled in the TUI.
 // In other words, sorted by timestamp, not grouped by construct.
 func (v Verbosity) CombineLogs() bool {
 	return VerbosityDebugMore == v