diff --git a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/BUILD b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/BUILD
index 3dd29afd..ba547b4c 100644
--- a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/BUILD
+++ b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/BUILD
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ cc_binary(
         "//score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/process_group_manager:alive_monitor_thread",
         "//score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/process_state_client:process_state_notifier",
         "//score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/recovery_client",
+        "@score_baselibs//score/language/futurecpp",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/main.cpp b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/main.cpp
index 25babbb8..0d29d73a 100644
--- a/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/main.cpp
+++ b/score/launch_manager/src/daemon/src/main.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include <score/assert.hpp>
+
 #include "score/mw/launch_manager/common/log.hpp"
 
 #include "score/mw/launch_manager/process_group_manager/alive_monitor_thread.hpp"
@@ -106,6 +108,17 @@ void reserveFD(int fd)
 // coverity[autosar_cpp14_a15_3_3_violation:FALSE] Only logging occurs outside the try-catch enclosing main().
 int main([[maybe_unused]] int argc, [[maybe_unused]] const char* argv[])
 {
+    score::cpp::set_assertion_handler([](const score::cpp::handler_parameters& params) {
+        std::cerr << "Assertion failed: " << (params.condition != nullptr ? params.condition : "")
+                  << "\n  Location: " << (params.file != nullptr ? params.file : "?") << ":" << params.line
+                  << " (" << (params.function != nullptr ? params.function : "?") << ")";
+        if (params.message != nullptr)
+        {
+            std::cerr << "\n  Message:  " << params.message;
+        }
+        std::cerr << "\n";
+    });
+
     // reserve files descriptor osal::IpcCommsSync::sync_fd (fd3) and
     // osal::IpcCommsSync::control_client_handler_nudge_fd (fd4) for communication tpyes: kNoComms !fd3 & !fd4
     // kReporting  fd3 & !fd4