diff --git a/recws.go b/recws.go
index 29ca31f..e4d5d6e 100644
--- a/recws.go
+++ b/recws.go
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ func (rc *RecConn) GetURL() string {
 func (rc *RecConn) log(v LogValues) {
 	if rc.LogHandler != nil {
 		rc.LogHandler(v)
+	} else if v.Fatal {
+		log.Fatalf("FATAL: %+v: %+v (%+v)\n", v.Msg, v.Err, v.Url)
 	} else if v.Err != nil {
 		log.Printf("ERROR: %+v: %+v (%+v)\n", v.Msg, v.Err, v.Url)
 	} else {