diff --git a/lib/motion/project/template/ios.rb b/lib/motion/project/template/ios.rb
index 7af264f0..6ac595d2 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project/template/ios.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project/template/ios.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ END
   app_args = (ENV['args'] or '')
   App.info 'Simulate', app
   at_exit { system("stty echo") } if $stdout.tty? # Just in case the simulator launcher crashes and leaves the terminal without echo.
-  sh "#{env} #{sim} #{debug} #{family_int} #{target} \"#{xcode}\" \"#{app}\" #{app_args}"
+  system "#{env} #{sim} #{debug} #{family_int} #{target} \"#{xcode}\" \"#{app}\" #{app_args}"
+  if $?.exitstatus != 0
+    $stderr.puts "\nThe application crashed. A crash report file may have been generated by the system, use `rake crashlog' to open it. Use `rake debug=1' to restart the app in the debugger."    
+  end
 end
 
 desc "Create an .ipa archive"
diff --git a/lib/motion/project/template/osx.rb b/lib/motion/project/template/osx.rb
index dfdbf0fc..cf003f90 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project/template/osx.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project/template/osx.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ task :run do
   app_args = (ENV['args'] or '')
   App.info 'Run', exec
   at_exit { system("stty echo") } if $stdout.tty? # Just in case the process crashes and leaves the terminal without echo.
-  sh "#{env} #{sim} #{debug} #{target} \"#{exec}\" #{app_args}"
+  system "#{env} #{sim} #{debug} #{target} \"#{exec}\" #{app_args}"
+  if $?.exitstatus != 0
+    $stderr.puts "\nThe application crashed. A crash report file may have been generated by the system, use `rake crashlog' to open it. Use `rake debug=1' to restart the app in the debugger."    
+  end
 end
 
 desc "Run the test/spec suite"