diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/WebGui/php.ini b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/WebGui/php.ini
index 71bae2b75..dc0dc2f4b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/WebGui/php.ini
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/WebGui/php.ini
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ error_reporting = E_ALL
 {% endif %}
 display_errors={% if system.deployment|default("production") == "debug" %}on{%else%}off{%endif%}
 
+display_startup_errors={% if system.deployment|default("production") == "debug" %}on{%else%}off{%endif%}
+
 log_errors=on
 error_log=/tmp/PHP_errors.log
 date.timezone="{{system.timezone|default('Etc/UTC')}}"