diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index 4482d7a7..4c6c55e1 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -138,14 +138,20 @@ public class WorldServer {
             if (retVal != 0)
                 Logger.error(
                         ".exec() returned value: '" + retVal);
-            exit(retVal);
+            exitServer(retVal);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Logger.error(e.getMessage());
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
     }
 
+    // The tinylog writing thread drops queued lines on System.exit; flush them so boot aborts are logged
+    private static void exitServer(int status) {
+        Configurator.shutdownWritingThread(true);
+        exit(status);
+    }
+
     public static String getUptimeString() {
 
         String outString = null;
@@ -303,7 +309,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (CompoundCurveTemplate._curves == null || CompoundCurveTemplate._curves.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Compound curves failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         CurveRamp.verifyRampForms();
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (ModTypeTemplate._modTypes == null || ModTypeTemplate._modTypes.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Mod types failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Power Actions");
@@ -321,7 +327,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (PowerActionTemplate._powerActions == null || PowerActionTemplate._powerActions.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Power actions failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Effects");
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (EffectTemplate._effects == null || EffectTemplate._effects.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Effects failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Powers");
@@ -337,7 +343,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (PowerTemplate._powers == null || PowerTemplate._powers.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Powers failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Skills");
@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (SkillTemplate._skills == null || SkillTemplate._skills.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Skills failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading SkillsBase");
@@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (StartingKitTemplate._kits == null || StartingKitTemplate._kits.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Starting kits failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Character Creation Runes");
@@ -364,7 +370,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (CharCreateRuneList._runeList == null) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Character creation runes failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Power Action Resource Costs");
@@ -372,7 +378,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (PowActionCostTemplate._costs == null || PowActionCostTemplate._costs.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Power action resource costs failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Initializing PowersManager.");
@@ -407,7 +413,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (DeedTemplate._deeds == null || DeedTemplate._deeds.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Deed templates failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Rune Templates");
@@ -415,7 +421,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (RuneTemplate._runes == null || RuneTemplate._runes.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Rune templates failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading Cache Item Templates");
@@ -423,7 +429,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (ItemTemplate._items == null || ItemTemplate._items.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Cache item templates failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Indexing Cache Templates");
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (CZoneTemplate._zones == null || CZoneTemplate._zones.isEmpty()) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Cache zone templates failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         ZoneManager.loadZoneTemplates();
@@ -539,7 +545,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 
         if (!ZoneManager.loadZones(worldMapID)) {
             Logger.error("ABORT! Zone tree failed to load!");
-            exit(1);
+            exitServer(1);
         }
 
         Logger.info("Loading all Buildings");