diff --git a/src/borg/archiver/__init__.py b/src/borg/archiver/__init__.py
index e62783555..e8532a248 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver/__init__.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver/__init__.py
@@ -625,6 +625,17 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
                 tb = format_tb(e)
                 print(tb, file=sys.stderr)
             sys.exit(e.exit_code)
+        except argparse.ArgumentTypeError as e:
+            # we might not have logging setup yet, so get out quickly
+            print(str(e), file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(EXIT_ERROR)
+        except Exception:
+            msg = "Local Exception"
+            tb = f"{traceback.format_exc()}\n{sysinfo()}"
+            # we might not have logging setup yet, so get out quickly
+            print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
+            print(tb, file=sys.stderr)
+            sys.exit(EXIT_ERROR)
         try:
             with sig_int:
                 exit_code = archiver.run(args)