diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e47880fc..25aed158 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "async": "^0.9.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.3.2",
     "debug": "~1.0.1",
-    "errorhandler": "^1.1.1",
+    "strong-error-handler": "^1.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "~0.22.1",
     "glob": "~4.0.2",
     "lodash": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/server/config.json b/server/config.json
index ac5e58c5..99ab9676 100644
--- a/server/config.json
+++ b/server/config.json
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
       "limit": "100kb"
     },
     "cors": false,
-    "errorHandler": {
-      "disableStackTrace": false
+    "strongErrorHandler": {
+      "debug": false
     }
   },
   "legacyExplorer": false
diff --git a/server/middleware.json b/server/middleware.json
index 760cb084..73ac7108 100644
--- a/server/middleware.json
+++ b/server/middleware.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
     "loopback#urlNotFound": {}
   },
   "final:after": {
-    "errorhandler": {}
+    "strong-error-handler": {}
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js b/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
index 4443d75a..0beccf21 100644
--- a/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
+++ b/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ template.server = {
           limit: '100kb'
         },
         cors: false,
-        errorHandler: {
-          disableStackTrace: false
+        strongErrorHandler: {
+          debug: false
         }
     }},
     { name: 'legacyExplorer', value: false }
diff --git a/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.development.json b/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.development.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71676ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "final:after": {
+    "strongErrorHandler": {
+      "params": {
+        "debug": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.json b/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.json
index 9a5e5e32..2e4d09d9 100644
--- a/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.json
+++ b/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     },
     "helmet#xssFilter": {},
     "helmet#frameguard": {
-      "params": [ 
+      "params": [
         "deny"
        ]
     },
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "helmet#hidePoweredBy": {},
     "helmet#ieNoOpen": {},
     "helmet#noSniff": {},
-    "helmet#noCache": { 
+    "helmet#noCache": {
       "enabled": false
     }
   },
diff --git a/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.production.json b/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.production.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4572b0c0..00000000
--- a/templates/projects/empty-server/files/server/middleware.production.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "final:after": {
-    "loopback#errorHandler": {
-      "params": {
-        "includeStack": false
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}