diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 228fa9abbc..81330e44cd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -960,6 +960,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "express-async-handler": {
+      "version": "1.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-async-handler/-/express-async-handler-1.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HdmbVF4V4w1q/iz++RV7bUxIeepTukWewiJGkoCKQMtvPF11MLTa7It9PRc/reysXXZSEyD4Pthchju+IUbMiQ=="
+    },
     "extend": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1193,6 +1198,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-I0UBV/XOz1XkIJHEUDMZAbzCThU/H8DxmSfmdGcKPnVhu2VfFqr34jr9777IyaTYvxjedWhqVIilEDsCdP5G6g==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "get-port": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g/Q1aTSDOxFpchXC4i8ZWvxA1lnPqx/JHqcpIw0/LX9T8x/GBbi6YnlN5nhaKIFkT8oFsscUKgDJYxfwfS6QsQ=="
+    },
     "get-stdin": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29552f053f..136ee062a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-async-handler": "^1.1.4",
+    "get-port": "^5.1.1",
     "mssql": "^6.2.0",
     "mysql": "^2.18.1",
     "oracledb": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index ea4b3e7745..59eed4adcd 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import express from "express";
+import express from 'express';
+import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
+import APIError, { errorHandler, ErrorCode } from './error';
 
-const app = express();
+const app = express()
+	.get(
+		'/',
+		asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
+			throw new APIError(ErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, 'Route `/` not found');
+		})
+	)
+	.use(errorHandler);
 
 export default app;
diff --git a/src/error.ts b/src/error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67196d55c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { ErrorRequestHandler } from 'express';
+
+export enum ErrorCode {
+	NOT_FOUND = 'NOT_FOUND',
+}
+
+enum HTTPStatus {
+	NOT_FOUND = 404,
+}
+
+export const errorHandler: ErrorRequestHandler = (error: APIError, req, res, next) => {
+	res.status(error.status);
+
+	const response: any = {
+		error: {
+			code: error.code,
+			message: error.message,
+		},
+	};
+
+	if ((process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development')) {
+		response.error.stack = error.stack;
+	}
+
+	res.json(response);
+};
+
+export default class APIError extends Error {
+	status: HTTPStatus;
+	code: ErrorCode;
+
+	constructor(code: ErrorCode, message: string) {
+		super(message);
+		this.status = HTTPStatus[code] || 500;
+		this.code = code;
+
+		Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index a2b7447d19..a80f8b142f 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import app from "./app";
-import logger from "./logger";
+import app from './app';
+import logger from './logger';
+import getPort from 'get-port';
 
-const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+(async () => {
+	const port = process.env.PORT || (await getPort({ port: 3000 }));
 
-app.listen(port, () => {
-  logger.info(`Server started at port ${port}`);
-});
+	app.listen(port, () => {
+		logger.info(`Server started at port ${port}`);
+	});
+})();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index c294e94f5c..771dcbe038 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
     "lib": [
         "es2015"
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}