diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
index 6ce97433c58c9..df4b26c6cb6ad 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl Schedule {
     /// Runs all systems in this schedule on the `world`, using its current execution strategy.
     pub fn run(&mut self, world: &mut World) {
         world.check_change_ticks();
-        self.initialize(world).unwrap();
+        self.initialize(world).unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{e}"));
         self.executor.run(&mut self.executable, world);
     }