diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
index 837e36386..f20359b8a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/Node.js
@@ -503,10 +503,25 @@ function log_helper(self, level, msg) {
         o.name = self.name;
     }
     // See https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3327
+    // See https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3389
+
+    let srcError;
+    if (msg instanceof Error) {
+        srcError = msg;//use existing err object for actual stack
+    } else {
+        srcError = new Error(msg);//generate a new error for generate a stack
+    }
     try {
-        self._flow.log(o);
+        if(self instanceof Node && self._flow) {
+            self._flow.log(o);
+        } else {
+            //if self._flow is not present, this is not a node-red Node
+            //Set info to "Node object is not a node-red Node" to point out the `Node type` problem in log
+            logUnexpectedError(self, srcError, "Node object is not a node-red Node")
+        }
     } catch(err) {
-        logUnexpectedError(self, err)
+        //build an unexpected error report indicating using the original error (for better stack trace)
+        logUnexpectedError(self, srcError, `An error occured attempting to make a log entry: ${err}`)
     }
 }
 /**
@@ -531,7 +546,7 @@ Node.prototype.error = function(logMessage,msg) {
         logMessage = logMessage || "";
     }
     var handled = false;
-    if (msg && typeof msg === 'object') {
+    if (this._flow && msg && typeof msg === 'object') {
         handled = this._flow.handleError(this,logMessage,msg);
     }
     if (!handled) {
@@ -619,27 +634,34 @@ function inspectObject(flow) {
     }
 }
 
-function logUnexpectedError(node, error) {
-    let moduleInfo = node._module?`${node._module.module}@${node._module.version}`:"undefined"
-    Log.error(`
+function logUnexpectedError(node, error, info) {
+    const header = `
 ********************************************************************
 Unexpected Node Error
-${error.stack}
-Node:
- Type: ${node.type}
- Module: ${moduleInfo}
- ID: ${node._alias||node.id}
- Properties:
-  ${inspectObject(node)}
-Flow: ${node._flow?node._flow.path:'undefined'}
- Type: ${node._flow?node._flow.TYPE:'undefined'}
- Properties:
-  ${node._flow?inspectObject(node._flow):'undefined'}
+********************************************************************`;
 
+    const footer = `
 Please report this issue, including the information logged above:
 https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/
-********************************************************************
-`)
+********************************************************************`;
+
+    let detail = [`Info:\n ${info || 'No additional info'}`];
+
+    //Include Error info?
+    if(error && error.stack){
+        detail.push(`Stack:\n ${error.stack}`)
+    }
+    //Include Node info?
+    if(node && (node._module || node.type)){
+        const moduleInfo = node._module?`${node._module.module}@${node._module.version}`:"undefined";
+        const id = node._alias||node.id||"undefined";
+        detail.push(`Node:\n Type: ${node.type}\n Module: ${moduleInfo}\n ID: ${id}\n Properties:\n  ${inspectObject(node)}`)
+    }
+    //Include Flow info?
+    if(node && node._flow){
+        detail.push(`Flow: ${node._flow.path}\n Type: ${node._flow.TYPE}\n Properties:\n  ${inspectObject(node._flow)}`)
+    }
+    Log.error(`${header}\n${detail.join("\n")}\n${footer}`);
 }
 
 module.exports = Node;