diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index 1e67af8..ffec7dc 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -159,6 +159,82 @@ wyq-r() {
 }
 
 
+err-d () {
+    local msg="$*"
+    shift
+    err "$msg"
+    print:traceback 1
+}
+
+print:traceback() {
+    local omit_level="${1:-0}"
+    if [ -z "$DEBUG" ]; then
+        echo "  Note: traceback available if you provide {--debug|-d} option." >&2
+        return 0
+    fi
+    echo "${WHITE}Traceback (most recent call last):${NORMAL}" >&2
+    local i
+    for ((i=${#FUNCNAME[@]} - 1; i > "$omit_level"; i--)); do
+        local file="${BASH_SOURCE[$i]}"
+        local line="${BASH_LINENO[$i - 1]}"
+        local func="${FUNCNAME[$i]}"
+
+        if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+            # Get total number of lines in the file
+            local total_lines
+            total_lines=$(wc -l < "$file")
+
+            # Calculate start and end lines for context
+            local start_line=$((line - 2))
+            local end_line=$((line + 2))
+            [[ $start_line -lt 1 ]] && start_line=1
+            [[ $end_line -gt $total_lines ]] && end_line=$total_lines
+
+            # Extract context lines
+            mapfile -s $((start_line - 1)) -n $((end_line - start_line + 1)) context_lines < "$file"
+
+            # Calculate minimal indentation
+            local min_indent=9999
+            for line_text in "${context_lines[@]}"; do
+                if [[ -n "$line_text" ]]; then
+                    # Get leading whitespace
+                    local leading_whitespace="${line_text%%[![:space:]]*}"
+                    local indent=${#leading_whitespace}
+                    if [[ $indent -lt $min_indent ]]; then
+                        min_indent=$indent
+                    fi
+                fi
+            done
+
+            # Remove minimal indentation from each line
+            for idx in "${!context_lines[@]}"; do
+                context_lines[$idx]="${context_lines[$idx]:$min_indent}"
+            done
+        else
+            context_lines=("<source unavailable>")
+            min_indent=0
+            start_line=1
+            end_line=1
+        fi
+
+        # Print the traceback frame
+        echo "  File \"$file\", line $line, in ${WHITE}$func${NORMAL}:"
+
+        # Print the context with line numbers
+        local current_line=$start_line
+        for context_line in "${context_lines[@]}"; do
+            context_line="${context_line%$'\n'}"
+            if [[ $current_line -eq $line ]]; then
+                echo "    ${DARKYELLOW}$current_line${NORMAL}   ${context_line}"
+            else
+                echo "    ${DARKGRAY}$current_line${NORMAL}   ${context_line}"
+            fi
+            ((current_line++))
+        done
+    done >&2
+}
+
+
 clean_cache() {
     local i=0
     for f in $(ls -t "$CACHEDIR/"*.cache.* 2>/dev/null | tail -n +500); do
@@ -2407,7 +2483,7 @@ get_all_services() {
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS" ]; then
-        err "Can't access global \$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS"
+        err-d "Can't access global \$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS"
         return 1
     fi
 
@@ -2435,7 +2511,7 @@ get_service_relations () {
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS" ]; then
-        err "Can't access global \$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS"
+        err-d "Can't access global \$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS"
         return 1
     fi
 
@@ -2485,6 +2561,10 @@ export -f get_service_relation
 get_service_incoming_relations() {
     local service="$1" relation="$2" cache_file="$state_tmpdir/$FUNCNAME.cache.$(H "$@" "$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS_HASH")" \
           s rn ts rc td
+    if [ -z "$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS" ]; then
+        err-d "Can't access global \$GLOBAL_ALL_RELATIONS"
+        return 1
+    fi
     if [ -e "$cache_file" ]; then
         #debug "$FUNCNAME: SESSION cache hit $1"
         cat "$cache_file"
@@ -4915,7 +4995,8 @@ if [ "$is_docker_compose_action" -a "${#services_args[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
     services=($(get_master_services "${services_args[@]}")) || exit 1
     if [ "$action" == "up" ]; then
         declare -A seen
-        for service in $(get_ordered_service_dependencies "${services_args[@]}"); do
+        services=($(get_ordered_service_dependencies "${services_args[@]}")) || exit 1
+        for service in "${services[@]}"; do
             mservice=$(get_master_service_for_service "$service") || exit 1
             [ "${seen[$mservice]}" ] && continue
             type="$(get_service_type "$mservice")" || exit 1