diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.js b/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.js
index 2bfec60bd9ac4..64c238669d72f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/commands/develop.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async function startServer(program, { activity }) {
         schema,
         graphiql: false,
         context: withResolverContext({}, schema, schemaCustomization.context),
-        formatError(err) {
+        customFormatErrorFn(err) {
           return {
             ...formatError(err),
             stack: err.stack ? err.stack.split(`\n`) : [],