diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 3bb0fb73d..d0dfbbb97 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ require __DIR__.'/../src/bootstrap.php';
 
 use Composer\Compiler;
 
+error_reporting(~0); ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+
 $compiler = new Compiler();
 $compiler->compile();
diff --git a/bin/composer b/bin/composer
index 71d8372e6..07cc72566 100755
--- a/bin/composer
+++ b/bin/composer
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ require __DIR__.'/../src/bootstrap.php';
 
 use Composer\Console\Application;
 
+error_reporting(~0); ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+
 // run the command application
 $application = new Application();
 $application->run();