diff --git a/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs b/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
index c21e03499973..c980f7181109 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/datanode.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
                     self.config_file.as_deref(),
                     self.env_prefix.as_ref(),
                 )
+                .map_err(Box::new)
                 .context(LoadLayeredConfigSnafu)?,
             )?,
         )))
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/error.rs b/src/cmd/src/error.rs
index 7a902c8aed1d..af9bdaf2b07d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/error.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[snafu(display("Failed to load layered config"))]
     LoadLayeredConfig {
         #[snafu(source)]
-        source: common_config::error::Error,
+        source: Box<common_config::error::Error>,
         #[snafu(implicit)]
         location: Location,
     },
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/frontend.rs b/src/cmd/src/frontend.rs
index 4297553304f8..654e4130e82c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/frontend.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/frontend.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
                     self.config_file.as_deref(),
                     self.env_prefix.as_ref(),
                 )
+                .map_err(Box::new)
                 .context(LoadLayeredConfigSnafu)?,
             )?,
         )))
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs b/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
index f6e7a0c3c472..4de723aa53f5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/metasrv.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
                     self.config_file.as_deref(),
                     self.env_prefix.as_ref(),
                 )
+                .map_err(Box::new)
                 .context(LoadLayeredConfigSnafu)?,
             )?,
         )))
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
index 90e395983b4f..df95868fa979 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
                     self.config_file.as_deref(),
                     self.env_prefix.as_ref(),
                 )
+                .map_err(Box::new)
                 .context(LoadLayeredConfigSnafu)?,
             )?,
         )))