diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/build-static.js b/lib/core/src/server/build-static.js
index 37c1f7c1743a..90990f2c2ec0 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/build-static.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/build-static.js
@@ -130,15 +130,12 @@ async function buildManager(configType, outputDir, configDir, options) {
   if (options.debugWebpack) {
     logConfig('Manager webpack config', managerConfig);
   }
-  if (options.stats.errorDetails) {
-    logConfig('Manager webpack config', managerConfig);
-  }
 
   return compileManager(managerConfig, managerStartTime);
 }
 
 async function buildPreview(configType, outputDir, packageJson, options) {
-  const { watch, debugWebpack, errorDetails } = options;
+  const { watch, debugWebpack } = options;
 
   logger.info('=> Building preview..');
   const previewStartTime = process.hrtime();
@@ -153,10 +150,6 @@ async function buildPreview(configType, outputDir, packageJson, options) {
     ...options,
   });
 
-  if (errorDetails) {
-    logConfig('Show verbose errors', previewConfig);
-  }
-
   if (debugWebpack) {
     logConfig('Preview webpack config', previewConfig);
   }
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/cli/dev.js b/lib/core/src/server/cli/dev.js
index 76cbb1154022..8bf7f4c91025 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/cli/dev.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/cli/dev.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ async function getCLI(packageJson) {
     .option('--quiet', 'Suppress verbose build output')
     .option('--no-dll', 'Do not use dll reference')
     .option('--debug-webpack', 'Display final webpack configurations for debugging purposes')
-    .option('--display-error-details', 'Show errors')
     .option(
       '--preview-url [string]',
       'Disables the default storybook preview and lets your use your own'
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/dev-server.js b/lib/core/src/server/dev-server.js
index 0645bbe6ee7e..cfee3439ad7f 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/dev-server.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/dev-server.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default function(options) {
             error.error = err;
             error.close = true;
             error.stats = stats;
+            stats.toJson(options.errorDetails);
             logger.line();
             logger.line();
             try {