diff --git a/lib/middleware/__init__.py b/lib/middleware/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/middleware/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/lib/middleware/exceptions.py b/lib/middleware/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..481de2eea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/middleware/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import traceback
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+class ExceptionMiddleware(object):
+
+    def process_exception(self, request, exception):
+        return HttpResponse(traceback.format_exc(exception), content_type="text/plain", status=500)
+
diff --git a/lib/settings/defaults.py b/lib/settings/defaults.py
index f6f525bd15..1b392558f8 100644
--- a/lib/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/lib/settings/defaults.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS += (
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES += (
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'lib.middleware.exceptions.ExceptionMiddleware',
     #'django.middleware.transaction.TransactionMiddleware',
     #'devserver.middleware.DevServerMiddleware',
 )