diff --git a/src/sh_edraft/logging/logger.py b/src/sh_edraft/logging/logger.py
index 51137ce0..01b58937 100644
--- a/src/sh_edraft/logging/logger.py
+++ b/src/sh_edraft/logging/logger.py
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ class Logger(LoggerBase):
         if ex is not None:
             tb = traceback.format_exc()
             self.error(name, message)
-            output = self._get_string(name, LoggingLevel.ERROR, f'{ex} -> {tb}')
+            output = self._get_string(name, LoggingLevel.FATAL, f'{ex} -> {tb}')
         else:
-            output = self._get_string(name, LoggingLevel.ERROR, message)
+            output = self._get_string(name, LoggingLevel.FATAL, message)
 
         # check if message can be written to log
         if self._level.value >= LoggingLevel.FATAL.value:
diff --git a/src/tests/logging/logger.py b/src/tests/logging/logger.py
index 1fb3d3a7..8187ec85 100644
--- a/src/tests/logging/logger.py
+++ b/src/tests/logging/logger.py
@@ -210,4 +210,4 @@ class LoggerTest(unittest.TestCase):
             print('Cannot open log file', e)
 
         self.assertGreater(len(log_content), 0)
-        self.assertTrue(log_content[len(log_content) - 1].endswith(f'[ ERROR ] [ {__name__} ]: {__name__}.test_fatal:\n'))
+        self.assertTrue(log_content[len(log_content) - 1].endswith(f'[ FATAL ] [ {__name__} ]: {__name__}.test_fatal:\n'))