Phalcon is not throwing exception on SQL error or method doesn't exist in model

it is really weird but if I do this (note the typo in the model's method findFirst)

$entryType = EntryType::findFisrt(
                            array(
                                'sdfkhkhj = :name:',
                                'bind' => array('name' => $entry_type)
                                )
                        );

my page silently dies with no exception or a message in the error log. Nothing, just an empty page. Moveover if the method name is right but I specify an invalid field name (like sdfkhkhj above) - the page outputs nothing.

I have Phalcon debug component enabled with

(new Phalcon\Debug)->listen(); // TODO: Remove this line in prod

I have tried to disable it but it doesn't show any expection anyway.