diff --git a/bin/cli.mjs b/bin/cli.mjs
index c5019de9..ecbbecbf 100755
--- a/bin/cli.mjs
+++ b/bin/cli.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Argument, Command, Option } from 'commander';
 import interactive from './commands/interactive.mjs';
 import list, { types } from './commands/list.mjs';
 import commands from './commands/index.mjs';
+import { errorWrap } from './utils.mjs';
 
 const program = new Command()
   .name('api-docs-tooling')
@@ -33,21 +34,21 @@ commands.forEach(({ name, description, options, action }) => {
   });
 
   // Set the action for the command
-  cmd.action(action);
+  cmd.action(errorWrap(action));
 });
 
 // Register the interactive command
 program
   .command('interactive')
   .description('Launch guided CLI wizard')
-  .action(interactive);
+  .action(errorWrap(interactive));
 
 // Register the list command
 program
   .command('list')
   .addArgument(new Argument('<types>', 'The type to list').choices(types))
   .description('List the given type')
-  .action(list);
+  .action(errorWrap(list));
 
 // Parse and execute command-line arguments
 program.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/bin/utils.mjs b/bin/utils.mjs
index 45ceff2d..b32a0929 100644
--- a/bin/utils.mjs
+++ b/bin/utils.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 import createMarkdownLoader from '../src/loaders/markdown.mjs';
 import createMarkdownParser from '../src/parsers/markdown.mjs';
 
-// Instantiate loader and parser once to reuse
-const loader = createMarkdownLoader();
-const parser = createMarkdownParser();
+/**
+ * Generic lazy initializer.
+ * @template T
+ * @param {() => T} factory - Function to create the instance.
+ * @returns {() => T} - A function that returns the singleton instance.
+ */
+export const lazy = factory => {
+  let instance;
+  return () => (instance ??= factory());
+};
+
+// Instantiate loader and parser once to reuse,
+// but only if/when we actually need them. No need
+// to create these objects just to load a different
+// utility.
+const loader = lazy(createMarkdownLoader);
+const parser = lazy(createMarkdownParser);
 
 /**
  * Load and parse markdown API docs.
@@ -12,10 +26,27 @@ const parser = createMarkdownParser();
  * @returns {Promise<ApiDocMetadataEntry[]>} - Parsed documentation objects.
  */
 export async function loadAndParse(input, ignore) {
-  const files = await loader.loadFiles(input, ignore);
-  return parser.parseApiDocs(files);
+  const files = await loader().loadFiles(input, ignore);
+  return parser().parseApiDocs(files);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wraps a function to catch both synchronous and asynchronous errors.
+ *
+ * @param {Function} fn - The function to wrap. Can be synchronous or return a Promise.
+ * @returns {Function} A new function that handles errors and logs them.
+ */
+export const errorWrap =
+  fn =>
+  async (...args) => {
+    try {
+      return await fn(...args);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  };
+
 /**
  * Represents a command-line option for the linter CLI.
  * @typedef {Object} Option
diff --git a/src/threading/index.mjs b/src/threading/index.mjs
index 648192ff..488fa8e3 100644
--- a/src/threading/index.mjs
+++ b/src/threading/index.mjs
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export default class WorkerPool {
           this.changeActiveThreadCount(-1);
           this.processQueue(threads);
 
-          (result?.error ? reject : resolve)(result);
+          if (result?.error) {
+            reject(result.error);
+          } else {
+            resolve(result);
+          }
         });
 
         // Handle worker thread errors