diff --git a/core/autoload/packages.el b/core/autoload/packages.el
index 804ed62c4..13c03d121 100644
--- a/core/autoload/packages.el
+++ b/core/autoload/packages.el
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@
                 table))))
 
 (defmacro doom--condition-case! (&rest body)
-  `(condition-case-unless-debug ex
+  `(condition-case-unless-debug e
        (progn ,@body)
      ('user-error
-      (print! (bold (red "  NOTICE: %s" ex))))
+      (print! (bold (red "  NOTICE: %s" e))))
      ('file-error
-      (print! (bold (red "  FILE ERROR: %s" (error-message-string ex))))
+      (print! (bold (red "  FILE ERROR: %s" (error-message-string e))))
       (print! "  Trying again...")
       (quiet! (doom-refresh-packages-maybe t))
-      ,@body)))
+      ,@body)
+     ('error
+      (print! (bold (red "  FATAL ERROR: %s\n  Run again with the -d flag for details" e))))))
 
 (defun doom--refresh-pkg-cache ()
   "Clear the cache for `doom-refresh-packages-maybe'."