diff --git a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime.hs b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime.hs
index 2ce9114..06e2ee5 100644
--- a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime.hs
+++ b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-name-shadowing #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 
 module Aws.Lambda.Runtime
   ( runLambda,
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ import Data.IORef (newIORef)
 import Data.Text (Text, unpack)
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Client as Http
 import System.IO (hFlush, stderr, stdout)
+import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Configuration ( flushOutput, ErrorLogger )
 
 -- | Runs the user @haskell_lambda@ executable and posts back the
 -- results. This is called from the layer's @main@ function.
-runLambda :: forall context handlerType. IO context -> Runtime.RunCallback handlerType context -> IO ()
-runLambda initializeCustomContext callback = do
+runLambda :: forall context handlerType. ErrorLogger -> IO context -> Runtime.RunCallback handlerType context -> IO ()
+runLambda logger initializeCustomContext callback = do
   manager <- Http.newManager httpManagerSettings
   customContext <- initializeCustomContext
   customContextRef <- newIORef customContext
@@ -43,14 +45,16 @@ runLambda initializeCustomContext callback = do
     -- Purposefully shadowing to prevent using the initial "empty" context
     context <- Context.setEventData context event
 
-    ( ( ( invokeAndRun callback manager lambdaApi event context
-            `Checked.catch` \err -> Publish.parsingError err lambdaApi context manager
+    ( ( ( ( invokeAndRun logger callback manager lambdaApi event context
+              `Checked.catch` \err -> Publish.parsingError logger err lambdaApi context manager
+          )
+            `Checked.catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError logger err lambdaApi context manager
         )
-          `Checked.catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError err lambdaApi context manager
+          `Checked.catch` \(err :: Error.EnvironmentVariableNotSet) -> Publish.runtimeInitError logger err lambdaApi context manager
       )
-        `Checked.catch` \(err :: Error.EnvironmentVariableNotSet) -> Publish.runtimeInitError err lambdaApi context manager
+        `Unchecked.catch` \(err :: Error.HandlerNotFound) -> Publish.handlerNotFoundError logger err lambdaApi context manager
       )
-      `Unchecked.catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError err lambdaApi context manager
+      `Unchecked.catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError logger err lambdaApi context manager
 
 httpManagerSettings :: Http.ManagerSettings
 httpManagerSettings =
@@ -62,17 +66,18 @@ httpManagerSettings =
 invokeAndRun ::
   Throws Error.Invocation =>
   Throws Error.EnvironmentVariableNotSet =>
+  ErrorLogger ->
   Runtime.RunCallback handlerType context ->
   Http.Manager ->
   Text ->
   ApiInfo.Event ->
   Context.Context context ->
   IO ()
-invokeAndRun callback manager lambdaApi event context = do
+invokeAndRun logger callback manager lambdaApi event context = do
   result <- invokeWithCallback callback event context
 
   Publish.result result lambdaApi context manager
-    `catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError err lambdaApi context manager
+    `catch` \err -> Publish.invocationError logger err lambdaApi context manager
 
 invokeWithCallback ::
   Throws Error.Invocation =>
@@ -113,9 +118,3 @@ variableNotSet (Error.EnvironmentVariableNotSet env) =
 errorParsing :: Error.Parsing -> IO a
 errorParsing Error.Parsing {..} =
   error ("Failed parsing " <> unpack errorMessage <> ", got" <> unpack actualValue)
-
--- | Flush standard output ('stdout') and standard error output ('stderr') handlers
-flushOutput :: IO ()
-flushOutput = do
-  hFlush stdout
-  hFlush stderr
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Configuration.hs b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Configuration.hs
index fb438d0..1b0ceba 100644
--- a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Configuration.hs
+++ b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Configuration.hs
@@ -1,16 +1,41 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 module Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Configuration
   ( DispatcherOptions (..),
     defaultDispatcherOptions,
+    ErrorLogger,
+    flushOutput
   )
 where
 
 import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.APIGateway.Types (ApiGatewayDispatcherOptions (..))
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Data.Text.IO (hPutStrLn)
+import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Context
+import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Error
+import System.IO (stderr, hFlush, stdout)
+
+type ErrorLogger = forall context. Context context -> ErrorType -> Text -> IO ()
+
+defaultErrorLogger :: ErrorLogger
+defaultErrorLogger Context {awsRequestId=requestId} errorType message = do
+  hPutStrLn stderr $ requestId <> "\t" 
+                    <> "ERROR" <> "\t" 
+                    <> toReadableType errorType <> "\t" 
+                    <> message
+  flushOutput
 
 -- | Options that the dispatcher generator expects
-newtype DispatcherOptions = DispatcherOptions
-  { apiGatewayDispatcherOptions :: ApiGatewayDispatcherOptions
+data DispatcherOptions = DispatcherOptions
+  { apiGatewayDispatcherOptions :: ApiGatewayDispatcherOptions,
+    errorLogger :: ErrorLogger
   }
 
 defaultDispatcherOptions :: DispatcherOptions
 defaultDispatcherOptions =
-  DispatcherOptions (ApiGatewayDispatcherOptions True)
+  DispatcherOptions (ApiGatewayDispatcherOptions True) defaultErrorLogger
+
+-- | Flush standard output ('stdout') and standard error output ('stderr') handlers
+flushOutput :: IO ()
+flushOutput = do
+  hFlush stdout
+  hFlush stderr
diff --git a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Error.hs b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Error.hs
index 1ea1cde..6645c3a 100644
--- a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Error.hs
+++ b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Error.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 module Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Error
   ( EnvironmentVariableNotSet (..),
     Parsing (..),
+    HandlerNotFound (..),
     Invocation (..),
+    ErrorType (..),
+    toReadableType
   )
 where
 
@@ -36,6 +39,22 @@ instance ToJSON Parsing where
         "errorMessage" .= ("Could not parse '" <> valueName <> "': " <> errorMessage)
       ]
 
+newtype HandlerNotFound = HandlerNotFound Text
+  deriving (Show, Exception)
+
+instance ToJSON HandlerNotFound where
+  toJSON (HandlerNotFound handler) =
+    object
+      [ "errorType" .= ("Runtime.HandlerNotFound" :: Text),
+        "errorMessage" .= ("Could not find handler '" <> handler <> "'.")
+      ]
+
 newtype Invocation
   = Invocation LBS.ByteString
   deriving (Show, Exception)
+
+data ErrorType = InvocationError | InitializationError
+
+toReadableType :: ErrorType -> Text
+toReadableType InvocationError = "Invocation Error"
+toReadableType InitializationError = "Initialization Error"
diff --git a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Publish.hs b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Publish.hs
index 5032231..181ac9e 100644
--- a/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Publish.hs
+++ b/src/Aws/Lambda/Runtime/Publish.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 
 -- | Publishing of results/errors back to the
 -- AWS Lambda runtime API
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ module Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Publish
   ( result,
     invocationError,
     parsingError,
+    handlerNotFoundError,
     runtimeInitError,
   )
 where
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
 import Data.Text (Text, unpack)
 import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as T
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Client as Http
+import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Configuration
+import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Error
+import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeUtf8)
+import Data.ByteString.Lazy (toStrict)
 
 -- | Publishes the result back to AWS Lambda
 result :: LambdaResult handlerType -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
@@ -44,25 +50,38 @@ result lambdaResult lambdaApi context manager = do
   void $ Http.httpNoBody request manager
 
 -- | Publishes an invocation error back to AWS Lambda
-invocationError :: Error.Invocation -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
-invocationError (Error.Invocation err) lambdaApi context =
-  publish err (Endpoints.invocationError lambdaApi $ awsRequestId context) context
+invocationError :: ErrorLogger -> Error.Invocation -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
+invocationError logger (Error.Invocation err) lambdaApi context =
+  publish logger InvocationError err (Endpoints.invocationError lambdaApi $ awsRequestId context) context
 
 -- | Publishes a parsing error back to AWS Lambda
-parsingError :: Error.Parsing -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
-parsingError err lambdaApi context =
+parsingError :: ErrorLogger -> Error.Parsing -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
+parsingError logger err lambdaApi context =
   publish
+    logger
+    InvocationError
+    (encode err)
+    (Endpoints.invocationError lambdaApi $ awsRequestId context)
+    context
+
+-- | Publishes a HandlerNotFound error back to AWS Lambda
+handlerNotFoundError :: ErrorLogger -> Error.HandlerNotFound -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
+handlerNotFoundError logger err lambdaApi context =
+  publish
+    logger
+    InvocationError
     (encode err)
     (Endpoints.invocationError lambdaApi $ awsRequestId context)
     context
 
 -- | Publishes a runtime initialization error back to AWS Lambda
-runtimeInitError :: ToJSON err => err -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
-runtimeInitError err lambdaApi =
-  publish (encode err) (Endpoints.runtimeInitError lambdaApi)
+runtimeInitError :: ToJSON err => ErrorLogger -> err -> Text -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
+runtimeInitError logger err lambdaApi =
+  publish logger Error.InitializationError (encode err) (Endpoints.runtimeInitError lambdaApi)
 
-publish :: LBS.ByteString -> Endpoints.Endpoint -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
-publish err (Endpoints.Endpoint endpoint) _context manager = do
+publish :: ErrorLogger -> Error.ErrorType -> LBS.ByteString -> Endpoints.Endpoint -> Context context -> Http.Manager -> IO ()
+publish logger errorType err (Endpoints.Endpoint endpoint) context manager = do
+  logger context errorType $ decodeUtf8 $ toStrict err
   rawRequest <- Http.parseRequest . unpack $ endpoint
 
   let requestBody = Http.RequestBodyLBS err
diff --git a/src/Aws/Lambda/Setup.hs b/src/Aws/Lambda/Setup.hs
index 31555cd..a4c4cea 100644
--- a/src/Aws/Lambda/Setup.hs
+++ b/src/Aws/Lambda/Setup.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Common
     RawEventObject,
   )
 import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Configuration
-  ( DispatcherOptions (apiGatewayDispatcherOptions),
+  ( DispatcherOptions (apiGatewayDispatcherOptions, DispatcherOptions, errorLogger),
   )
 import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Context (Context)
 import Aws.Lambda.Runtime.StandaloneLambda.Types
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import GHC.IO.Handle.FD (stderr)
 import GHC.IO.Handle.Text (hPutStr)
+import qualified Aws.Lambda.Runtime.Error as Error
 
 type Handlers handlerType m context request response error =
   HM.HashMap HandlerName (Handler handlerType m context request response error)
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ runLambdaHaskellRuntime ::
   (forall a. m a -> IO a) ->
   HandlersM handlerType m context request response error () ->
   IO ()
-runLambdaHaskellRuntime options initializeContext mToIO initHandlers = do
+runLambdaHaskellRuntime options@DispatcherOptions{errorLogger=logger} initializeContext mToIO initHandlers = do
   handlers <- fmap snd . flip runStateT HM.empty . runHandlersM $ initHandlers
-  runLambda initializeContext (run options mToIO handlers)
+  runLambda logger initializeContext (run options mToIO handlers)
 
 run ::
   RuntimeContext handlerType m context request response error =>
@@ -129,9 +130,7 @@ run dispatcherOptions mToIO handlers (LambdaOptions eventObject functionHandler
   case HM.lookup functionHandler asIOCallbacks of
     Just handlerToCall -> handlerToCall
     Nothing ->
-      throwM $
-        userError $
-          "Could not find handler '" <> (Text.unpack . unHandlerName $ functionHandler) <> "'."
+      throwM $ Error.HandlerNotFound (unHandlerName functionHandler)
 
 addStandaloneLambdaHandler ::
   HandlerName ->
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ handlerToCallback dispatcherOptions rawEventObject context handlerToCall =
             Left err -> albErr 400 . toALBResponseBody . Text.pack . show $ err
 
     handleError (exception :: SomeException) = do
-      liftIO $ hPutStr stderr . show $ exception
       case handlerToCall of
         StandaloneLambdaHandler _ ->
           return . Left . StandaloneLambdaError . toStandaloneLambdaResponse . Text.pack . show $ exception