diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 560e7db6..dcf986ea 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -253,14 +253,15 @@ func main() {
 		e.FatalOnError(err)
 		err = firewallConf.AllowAnyIncomingOnPort(allSettings.ShadowSocks.Port)
 		e.FatalOnError(err)
-		stream, waitFn, err := shadowsocksConf.Start("0.0.0.0", allSettings.ShadowSocks.Port, allSettings.ShadowSocks.Password, allSettings.ShadowSocks.Log)
+		stdout, stderr, waitFn, err := shadowsocksConf.Start("0.0.0.0", allSettings.ShadowSocks.Port, allSettings.ShadowSocks.Password, allSettings.ShadowSocks.Log)
 		e.FatalOnError(err)
 		go func() {
 			if err := waitFn(); err != nil {
 				logger.Error(err)
 			}
 		}()
-		go streamMerger.Merge("shadowsocks", stream)
+		go streamMerger.Merge("shadowsocks", stdout)
+		go streamMerger.Merge("shadowsocks error", stderr)
 	}
 
 	stream, waitFn, err := ovpnConf.Start()
diff --git a/internal/shadowsocks/command.go b/internal/shadowsocks/command.go
index 5bffad6e..fcc4710d 100644
--- a/internal/shadowsocks/command.go
+++ b/internal/shadowsocks/command.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/private-internet-access-docker/internal/constants"
 )
 
-func (c *configurator) Start(server string, port uint16, password string, log bool) (stdout io.ReadCloser, waitFn func() error, err error) {
+func (c *configurator) Start(server string, port uint16, password string, log bool) (stdout, stderr io.ReadCloser, waitFn func() error, err error) {
 	c.logger.Info("starting shadowsocks server")
 	args := []string{
 		"-c", string(constants.ShadowsocksConf),
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func (c *configurator) Start(server string, port uint16, password string, log bo
 	if log {
 		args = append(args, "-v")
 	}
-	stdout, _, waitFn, err = c.commander.Start("ss-server", args...)
-	return stdout, waitFn, err
+	stdout, stderr, waitFn, err = c.commander.Start("ss-server", args...)
+	return stdout, stderr, waitFn, err
 }
 
 // Version obtains the version of the installed shadowsocks server
diff --git a/internal/shadowsocks/shadowsocks.go b/internal/shadowsocks/shadowsocks.go
index be3ffb08..0afaee1b 100644
--- a/internal/shadowsocks/shadowsocks.go
+++ b/internal/shadowsocks/shadowsocks.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 type Configurator interface {
 	Version() (string, error)
 	MakeConf(port uint16, password, method string, uid, gid int) (err error)
-	Start(server string, port uint16, password string, log bool) (stdout io.ReadCloser, waitFn func() error, err error)
+	Start(server string, port uint16, password string, log bool) (stdout, stderr io.ReadCloser, waitFn func() error, err error)
 }
 
 type configurator struct {