diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index 9d58cfc..6654bb2 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ Robot.prototype.toJSON = function() {
 //
 // Returns initialized connections
 Robot.prototype.initConnections = function(connections) {
-  Logger.info("Initializing connections...");
+  Logger.info("Initializing connections.");
   if (connections == null) { return; }
 
   connections = [].concat(connections);
 
   for (var i = 0; i < connections.length; i++) {
     var connection = connections[i];
-    Logger.info("Initializing connection '" + connection.name + "'...");
+    Logger.info("Initializing connection '" + connection.name + "'.");
     connection['robot'] = this;
     this.connections[connection.name] = new Connection(connection);
   }
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ Robot.prototype.initConnections = function(connections) {
 //
 // Returns initialized devices
 Robot.prototype.initDevices = function(devices) {
-  Logger.info("Initializing devices...");
+  Logger.info("Initializing devices.");
   if (devices == null) { return; }
 
   devices = [].concat(devices);
 
   for (var i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
     var device = devices[i];
-    Logger.info("Initializing device '" + device.name + "'...");
+    Logger.info("Initializing device '" + device.name + "'.");
     device['robot'] = this;
     this.devices[device.name] = this._createDevice(device);
   }
@@ -193,17 +193,26 @@ Robot.prototype._createDevice = function(device) {
 // Returns the result of the work
 Robot.prototype.start = function() {
   var self = this;
-  return this.startConnections(function() {
-    return self.startDevices(function(err) {
-      if (err) {
-        throw err;
-      }else{
-        self.work.call(self, self);
-        self.running = true;
-        Logger.info("Working...");
-        self.emit('working');
-      }
-    });
+
+  var begin = function(callback) {
+    self.work.call(self, self);
+    self.running = true;
+    self.emit('working');
+
+    Logger.info('Working.');
+
+    callback(null, true);
+  };
+
+  Async.series([
+    self.startConnections,
+    self.startDevices,
+    begin
+  ], function(err, results) {
+    if (!!err) {
+      Logger.fatal("An error occured while trying to start the robot:");
+      Logger.fatal(err);
+    }
   });
 };
 
@@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ Robot.prototype.start = function() {
 Robot.prototype.startConnections = function(callback) {
   var starters = {};
 
-  Logger.info("Starting connections...");
+  Logger.info("Starting connections.");
 
   for (var n in this.connections) {
     var connection = this.connections[n];
@@ -234,7 +243,7 @@ Robot.prototype.startConnections = function(callback) {
 Robot.prototype.startDevices = function(callback) {
   var starters = {};
 
-  Logger.info("Starting devices...");
+  Logger.info("Starting devices.");
 
   for (var n in this.devices) {
     var device = this.devices[n];