diff --git a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
index 2258025b..40560f97 100644
--- a/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
+++ b/websocket-sharp/WebSocket.cs
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ namespace WebSocketSharp
             sendBytes (cached);
           }
           catch (Exception ex) {
-            _logger.Fatal (ex.ToString ());
+            _logger.Error (ex.ToString ());
           }
         }
       }